Navy has finalized plans to modernize Naval Base Kitsap in Washington, preparing the facility for a new generation of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines and a potential increase in its permanent aircraft carrier presence.
These submarines are roughly 560 feet long and displace about 2,080 more tons than the ships they are replacing.
The arrival of the USS John F.
Ford-class vessels and the new submarine fleet.
While San Diego has traditionally been the face of the Surface Navy, Kitsap has quietly become the "Silent Service" capital of the West.
U.S. Navy plans to station new Columbia-class submarines at Naval Base Kitsap and potentially increase the aircraft carrier presence to three ships.