Andy S
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A little FYI on the active Naval base that @robert843 mentioned above and is located in the town of Goose Creek, this is different that the bigger old Naval Base on the edge of Charleston.
First and very import, DO NOT get close to the shoreline of the facility, hangout around the facility, or take pictures of the facility, if you do there is a strong possibility that you will be stopped by the marine patrol and have your camera confiscated. While passing you can look all you want as long as you keep your distance from the facility and your speed up.
Right now the facility is used for the Naval Nuclear Power school. The submarines you will see tied to the dock are no longer sea worth, the only thing functional on them is the nuclear power plant which is used for training.
Prior to the Goose Creek Naval facility becoming the Naval Nuclear Power School it was the Weapons Station. From the early 1960's until 1995, about a dozen 1960 vintage ballistic missile submarines were stationed at the Weapons Station. The purpose of the facility was for ballistic missile subs to perform ~35 days of predeployment maintenance, stocking of perishable goods, and loading ballistic missiles before going out on a ~75 day deployment. After returning to the Weapons Station the other crew would take over and repeat the 110 day process. Ballistic missile subs have two crews to maximize the amount of time they are underway protecting our country. Now with the closing of the Charleston Naval base and the conversion of the Weapons Station, the new generation (1980's vintage Ohio class) submarines are station out of Kings Bay, Georgia.
The reason I know a good bit about the facility and ballistic missile subs is that from 1985 to 1989 I was an Electronic Technician/Reactor Operator stationed on the USS Lewis & Clark SSBN 644 which was home ported out of the Weapons Station. I also have some friends that stayed in the Navy and ended up becoming instructors at the Weapon Stations Nuclear Power School.
First and very import, DO NOT get close to the shoreline of the facility, hangout around the facility, or take pictures of the facility, if you do there is a strong possibility that you will be stopped by the marine patrol and have your camera confiscated. While passing you can look all you want as long as you keep your distance from the facility and your speed up.
Right now the facility is used for the Naval Nuclear Power school. The submarines you will see tied to the dock are no longer sea worth, the only thing functional on them is the nuclear power plant which is used for training.
Prior to the Goose Creek Naval facility becoming the Naval Nuclear Power School it was the Weapons Station. From the early 1960's until 1995, about a dozen 1960 vintage ballistic missile submarines were stationed at the Weapons Station. The purpose of the facility was for ballistic missile subs to perform ~35 days of predeployment maintenance, stocking of perishable goods, and loading ballistic missiles before going out on a ~75 day deployment. After returning to the Weapons Station the other crew would take over and repeat the 110 day process. Ballistic missile subs have two crews to maximize the amount of time they are underway protecting our country. Now with the closing of the Charleston Naval base and the conversion of the Weapons Station, the new generation (1980's vintage Ohio class) submarines are station out of Kings Bay, Georgia.
The reason I know a good bit about the facility and ballistic missile subs is that from 1985 to 1989 I was an Electronic Technician/Reactor Operator stationed on the USS Lewis & Clark SSBN 644 which was home ported out of the Weapons Station. I also have some friends that stayed in the Navy and ended up becoming instructors at the Weapon Stations Nuclear Power School.
I am getting more optimistic though
