Naval Base Point Loma (San Diego, California)

 military, submarine, United States Navy

140 Sylvester Rd, Bldg 211
San Diego, CA
92106

The United States Navy Submarine Base base is comprised of 316 acres of beautiful but rugged coastline, although the main facilities are located on approximately 30 acres of relatively flat land.

Naval Base Point Loma is home to the west coast fast-attack submarines and various support activities. The primary mission of Naval Base is to provide the finest services and facilities to our tenant commands, residents, and Naval Station personnel while supporting the community and other commands as a good neighbor.

The Naval Submarine Base in Point Loma provides pierside berthing and support services for submarines of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and is the site of the Navy Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. Eight attack submarines, one submarine tender and one floating dry-dock are homeported at the base. There are no ballistic missile submarines homeported in San Diego.

The Navy Submarine Support Facility was established on November 1, 1963. On November 27, 1974, the U.S. Naval Submarine Support Facility became a shore command, serving assigned submarines, Submarine Group FIVE, Submarine Squadrons THREE and ELEVEN, Submarine Development Group ONE, and Submarine Training Facility (SUBTRAFAC). On October 1, 1981, the U.S. Naval Submarine Support Facility was designated as Naval Submarine Base, San Diego, indicative of its expanding scope and mission.

Starting in April 1995, several commands were decommissioned or their homeports were changed, to meet the down-sizing requirements of the Navy. Current commands include Squadron ELEVEN, COMSUBDEVRON FIVE, 6 submarines and one dry dock (ARCO). Shore commands include Submarine Training Facility (SUBTRAFAC),the Navy's Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Department (SARD) and Military Sealift Command(MSC).

2002 CA Coastal Records Project shot of the base: www.medium.images.californiacoastline.org/images/2002/m...