Long Shoal Naval Ordnance Area

USA / North Carolina / Wanchese /
 military, target (military)

Long Shoal Naval Ordnance Area – or, more commonly, Stumpy Point Bombing Range.


The target is anchored in Pamlico Sound, roughly nine nautical miles from the town of Stumpy Point, in a training area known as Long Shoal Naval Ordnance Area . It’s the military’s only training site that resembles an enemy ship and is located in the water.

www.wdnweb.com/2012/01/01/bombing-range-reopening/
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Coordinates:   35°34'9"N   75°40'19"W
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