Tom Nevers Naval Facility
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| Tom Nevers Naval Facility | |
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| Siasconset, Massachusetts | |
| Type | SOSUS submarine listening post |
| Coordinates | 41°14′28.31″N 70°0′25.32″W / 41.2411972°N 70.0070333°W |
| Built | 1954-1955 |
| Built by | United States Navy |
| In use | 1955-1976 |
| Current owner |
Nantucket Hunting Association |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Occupants | United States Navy, Nantucket Hunting Association |
Tom Nevers Naval Facility was a U.S. Navy submarine listening post active from 1955-1976. It later became home to the Nantucket Hunting Association.[1]
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[edit] History
Tom Nevers Naval Facility was founded in 1955 as a submarine listening base. It was built on land that the Navy had used as a bombing range during World War II. The facility also held a bomb shelter for President John F. Kennedy,[2] to be used in the event of a nuclear attack, if President Kennedy was in Hyannisport. The facility was abandoned in 1976 and later became home to the Nantucket Hunting Association.
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[edit] External links
- The Greater Tom Nevers Area Plan: The Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission, October 10, 2007
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