3-421: A submarine base is a military base that shelters submarines and their personnel. Examples of present-day submarine bases include HMNB Clyde , Île Longue (the base for France 's Force océanique stratégique ), Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay , Naval Submarine Base New London , and Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base (near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ). INS Virbahu , INS Vajrabahu and INS Satavahana are
6-628: The formerly-classified Soviet base at Balaklava in the now Autonomous Republic of Crimea . The Holland Torpedo Boat Station at hamlet of New Suffolk, New York claims to be the first submarine base in the United States : it served as the base for USS Holland , a submarine launched in May 1897 and several Plunger class submarines launched 1901–1903. However, the United States Navy claims Naval Submarine Base New London
9-668: The submarine bases of the Indian Navy . A new underground submarine base, INS Varsha is under construction near Vishakhapatnam for the new expanding fleet of Indian nuclear submarines . The Israeli navy bases its growing submarine force in Haifa . Former submarine bases include DORA 1 , HMAS Platypus , Naval Submarine Base Bangor (now part of Naval Base Kitsap ), Mare Island Naval Shipyard (a nuclear-capable base), Ordnance Island in Bermuda during World War II , and
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