Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Archives

Navy May Extend Life of Ohio SSBNs to Provide Cushion for Introduction of Columbia-class

17 November 2020

Sailors from the blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) wait pier side as the gold crew secures lines after completing the submarine’s 100th strategic deterrent patrol on Aug. 5, 2020. US NAvy Photo

He said the Navy formed a diesel generator working group a couple years ago, which has learned a lot about the Fairbanks Morse engines.

“We’ve learned a lot about how we should be operating them better, how we should maintain them better, how we can get...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/16/navy-may-extend-life-of-ohio-ssbns-to-provide-cushion-for-introduction-of-columbia-class

NOAA improves navigation near two naval bases

10 September 2020

Two new Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems, also known as PORTS, are improving maritime safety near Kings Bay, Ga., and Portsmouth, N.H., near two Navy installations, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today. NOAA and the Navy partnered to install the first new PORTS in two years, the 34th and 35th in the nationwide network.

The system near Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, the East Coast home to America’s Ohio-class submarines, is an integrated series of sensors which...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/noaa-improves-navigation-near-georgia-and-new-hampshire-naval-bases/

Sub Base Kings Bay Keeping Current Ohio Subs Ready, Prepping for Incoming Columbia Class

3 August 2020

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) blue crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, in November 2018, following a strategic deterrence patrol. The boat is one of five ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads.

ABOARD BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE USS ALASKA, AT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, Ga. – The East Coast’s ballistic missile...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/03/sub-base-kings-bay-keeping-current-ohio-subs-ready-prepping-for-incoming-columbia-class