In 1868, Connecticut gave the Navy land and, in 1872, two brick buildings and a "T" shaped pier were built and officially declared a Navy Yard. Today the Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE NLON), located on the east side of Thames River in Groton, CT, proudly claims its motto to be "The First and Finest."
Located in
Groton, NSB New London houses Submarine Group 2, naval
Submarine School, Submarine Squadron 2 and 4, Submarine
Development Squadron 12 and Supervisor of Shipbuilding,
Conversion and Repair. Subs based there include USS
Albuquerque, USS Hartford and USS Springfield.
Main
phone numbers: (860)694-3400 or DSN
694-3400
Mailing
address: NSB New London, Groton, CT 06349
Population:
6,770 active duty; 12,140 family members; 1,179
civilians
Housing: 202
officer family units; 2,122 enlisted family units; 108
unaccompanied officers units; 3,349 unaccompanied enlisted
units; 55-unit mobile home park (860)694-3851
Temporary
lodging: 217 temporary lodging units
(860)694-3292
Family
Service Center: (860)694-3066
Schools: None
on base.
Child
Care: Four centers for 260, two-month
wait; 32 approved homes (860)694-3519
Health
care: Naval Ambulatory Care Center;
appointments (860)694-4100; benefits/Tricare (860)694-4968
SUBASE
NLON has a
large size commissary - (860)694-2244,
a large exchange, a mall, and one shoppette (860)694-3811. Recreation at SUBASE
NLON includes bowling, library, recreation center,
theater, golf, gym, tennis, swimming, and outdoor
activities.
