Kings Bay Submarine Base, Georgia

Located in the southeastern corner of Georgia on 16,000 coastal acres, Kings Bay is a major submarine base, providing operational support for all the East Coast’s Trident nuclear submarines. The 25 square mile site was originally developed as a munitions storage and loading facility by the Army in the 1950s. Despite installing numerous munition areas, a long wharf, and over 47 miles of railroad tracks, the Army never employed the base for the primary purpose for which it was intended, choosing instead to use it in other capacities. Ultimately a decision was made in the late 1970's to transfer the base from the Army to the Navy. Kings Bay has continued to expand over the years, to include the addition of facilities for handling the Trident II strategic nuclear missiles associated with Trident submarines.