Naval Base Point Loma
Naval Base Point Loma | |
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San Diego, California in the United States | |
Coordinates | 32°40′37″N 117°14′41″W / 32.67694°N 117.24472°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Navy |
Controlled by | Navy Region Southwest |
Condition | Operational |
Website | Official website |
Site history | |
Built | 1959 |
In use | 1959 – present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Captain Jeff Yackeren |
Official name | Fort Rosecrans[1] |
Reference no. | 62 |
Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) is located in
History
The history of Point Loma Naval Base begins in 1795. The Spanish began building a fort at the base of Point Guijarros, opposite the tip of North Island (Coronado). This fort was built on the land which is today known as Ballast Point.
In February 1852 President
In 1932, the site of Fort Rosecrans was registered as California Historical Landmark #62.[1]
From February 1940 through October 1944 Fort Rosecrans was garrisoned by the 19th Coast Artillery Regiment.[3]
Submarine Group, San Diego was established in 1946, and Submarine Flotilla 1 was activated in 1949. In 1959 Fort Rosecrans was turned over to the
Starting in April 1995, several commands were decommissioned or their homeports were changed to meet the post-Cold War downsizing requirements of the Navy. Commands throughout San Diego were regionalized in an effort to provide equal or better base services while managing a reduced budget. The six naval installations on Point Loma were consolidated as Naval Base Point Loma on 1 October 1998.
On March 13, 2023, Naval Base Point Loma was visited by President Joe Biden along with the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom. The occasion was to announce an agreement among the allies to provide nuclear-powered attack submarines to Australia. This is believed to be the first time a sitting president has visited Naval Base Point Loma since its establishment in 1998.[6]
Gallery
Tenants
Homeported submarines[7]
Torpedo Weapons Retrievers
The Devil Ray (ATWR-6) was transferred to the Naval Research Laboratory in early 2021 and now is home ported at NRL's Chesapeake Bay Detachment (NRL CBD) in Chesapeake Beach, MD. It is expected to be refitted to support NRL research efforts during the remainder of 2021.
Major commands
- Commander, U.S. Third Fleet
- Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command – Effective 1 October 2006, COMINEWARCOM (CMWC) and FLTASWCOM were merged and renamed as Naval Mine And Anti-Submarine Warfare Command (NMAWC). Pending NMAWC Corpus Christi (PLA: NMAWC Corpus Christi TX) relocation associated with BRAC action, NMAWC was multi-sited with the commander and Vice Commander and headquarters in San Diego (PLA: NMAWC San Diego CA). FLTASWCOM DET NORFOLK is renamed NMAWC DET NORFOLK VA (PLA: NMAWC DET Norfolk VA). NMAWC San Diego, in addition to commander NMAWC duties, continues to focus on ASW matters. NMAWC Corpus Christi continues to focus on MIW matters. Additionally, NMAWC Corpus Christi continues to function as the flag officer commanding the deployable mine warfare battle staff, providing technical advice, and conducting mine warfare operations as required; and coordinates the sourcing for the MCMRONS and MIW Triad Forces (AMCM/UMCM/SMCM).[8]
- Submarine Squadron 11
- Military Sealift Command, Pacific
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Fort Rosecrans". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "5: Overview of Historical Military Architecture at Point Loma". Cabrillo: Shadows of the Past. National Park Service. 2005.
- ^ Gaines, William C., Coast Artillery Organizational History, 1917–1950, Coast Defense Journal, vol. 23, issue 2, p. 13
- ^ La Tourette, Robert, LT USN (June 1968). "The San Diego Naval Complex". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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- ^ Stone, Ken (13 March 2023). "'Historic' Visit: Biden, 2 Allies at Point Loma Base for Nuclear Submarine Pact". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Commander, Navy Installations Command > Regions".
- ^ "Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command". Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2012.