Naval Facility Bermuda

 Cold War 1947-1991, surveillance, closed / former military, United States Navy, historic ruins

One of the many underwater listening stations that were part of the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) and the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS), which were used to track Soviet submarines.

Naval Facility Bermuda was commissioned 1 June 1955, making it the oldest continuously operating U. S. command at the time of its decommissioning in 1992. The Naval Facility was located on the west end of Bermuda in South Hampton Parish, adjacent to the island’s very scenic south shore. Naval Facility Bermuda experienced numerous composition and equipment upgrades during its long operational tenure. In September 1987, NAVFAC Bermuda weathered Hurricane Emily with no loss of operational capability. Naval Facility Bermuda’s fifteen officers, 155 enlisted personnel, 2 foreign national civilians and one resident contractor served with pride and distinction until NAVFAC Bermuda’s decommissioning on 30 September 1992, after thirty-seven years of continuous operations.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKNQo8rWWU

www.public.navy.mil/subfor/cus/Pages/NAVFAC_Bermuda.asp...
www.nasabermuda.com/tudorhill.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOSUS