,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #deb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,april #aa1  
#bjah1 as the ,sesquicentennial of      
,connecticut's ,navy ,installation4     
,whereas the ,navy ,installation of     
,connecticut1 regarded as ,naval        
,submarine ,base ,new ,london1 had its  
beginning as a naval yard and storage   
depot on ,april #aa1 #ahfh2 ,whereas the
 people of ,connecticut made the        
installation possible when a deed of    
gift from the ,state of ,connecticut and
 city of ,new ,london was signed1       
conveyed1 and presented to ,secretary of
 the ,navy ,gideon ,welles2 ,whereas the
 ,navy ,installation of ,connecticut was
 first used for laying up inactive      
ships1 then for refueling small naval   
ships traveling through the waters of   

,new ,england1 and ultimately as the    
first submarine base of the ,united     
,states ,navy2 ,whereas ,october #ah1   
#aiae1 marked the arrival at the ,navy  
,installation of ,connecticut of the    
submarines ,g-#a1 ,g-#b1 and ,g-#d under
 the care of the tender ,,uss ,ozark1   
soon followed by the arrival of         
submarines ,e-#a1 ,d-#a1 and ,d-#c under
 the care of the tender ,,uss ,tonopah1 
and on ,november #a1 #aiae1 the arrival 
of the first ship built as a submarine  
tender1 the ,,uss ,fulton2 ,whereas1 on 
,june #ba1 #aiaf1 ,commander ,yates     
,stirling1 ,jr41 assumed the command of 
the newly designated ,naval ,submarine  
,base ,new ,london1 the ,new ,london    
,submarine ,flotilla1 and the ,submarine
 ,school2 ,whereas the property of      
,naval ,submarine ,base ,new ,london    
expanded during the course of the       
involvement of the ,united ,states in   
,world ,war ,i1 with ,congress approving
 more than #a1jjj1jjj for real estate   
and facilities expansion1 which created 

#ha buildings to support #a1djj men and 
#bj submarines by the end of ,world ,war
 ,i2 ,whereas the second largest        
expansion of ,naval ,submarine ,base    
,new ,london occurred during ,world ,war
 ,,ii when the submarine force          
exponentially grew in size1 and the     
installation enlarged from #aab acres to
 #dig acres to accommodate the thousands
 of personnel that serviced the growing 
fleet2 ,whereas the nuclear power age   
following ,world ,war ,,ii ushered      
technological advancements in submarine 
development with the advent of nuclear  
powered submarines and the arrival of   
the ,,uss ,nautilus1 the first nuclear  
powered vessel in the world1 when it was
 commissioned in #aied at ,naval        
,submarine ,base ,new ,london2 ,whereas 
the ,,uss ,george ,washington1 the first
 nuclear ballistic submarine of the     
,united ,states ,navy1 created further  
changes at ,naval ,submarine ,base ,new 
,london when it was commissioned there  
in #aiei2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 ,naval    

,submarine ,base ,new ,london extends   
along the east side of the ,thames      
,river1 occupies approximately #fhg     
acres1 and houses more than #afj major  
facilities and more than #ae nuclear    
submarines2 ,whereas ,naval ,submarine  
,base ,new ,london supports fleet       
readiness by providing quality service  
and facilities to its fleet1 fighters1  
and families2 ,whereas the mission of   
,naval ,submarine ,base ,new ,london    
is-- 7#a7 to homeport and put submarines
 to sea2 and  7#b7 to support the       
,submarine ,center of ,excellence1 which
 trains submariners to take submarines  
to sea2 ,whereas nearly every submariner
 in the ,united ,states ,navy will be   
stationed at ,naval ,submarine ,base    
,new ,london for training1 with a       
potential tour of duty in one of the    
attack submarines homeported at the     
installation1 or with a                 
pre-commissioning unit for a new        
submarine under construction at ,general
 ,dynamics ,electric ,boat ,shipyard in 

,groton1 ,connecticut2 ,whereas ,naval  
,submarine ,base ,new ,london is home to
 more than #gj tenant commands and      
activities including--  7#a7 the        
,undersea ,warfighting ,development     
,center2  7#b7 the ,submarine ,learning 
,center2  7#c7 the ,naval ,submarine    
,school2  7#d7 the ,naval ,submarine    
,medical ,research ,laboratory2 and     
7#e7 the ,naval ,undersea ,medical      
,institute2 ,whereas ,naval ,submarine  
,base ,new ,london is one of the largest
 employers in southeastern ,connecticut 
and employs more than #i1ejj active     
duty1 reserve1 and civilian personnel2  
and ,whereas ,naval ,submarine ,base    
,new ,london will always be regarded as 
the first and finest submarine base of  
the ,united ,states ,navy and the home  
of the submarine force3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7        
designates ,april #aa1 #bjah1 as the    
,sesquicentennial of ,connecticut's     
,navy ,installation2  7#b7 commends the 
longstanding dedication and contribution

 to the ,navy by the people of          
,connecticut1 both through the initial  
deed of gift that established the ,navy 
,installation of ,connecticut1 and      
through their ongoing commitment to     
support the mission and people assigned 
to the installation1 presently known as 
,naval ,submarine ,base ,new ,london2   
7#c7 honors the sailors and submariners 
who have trained and served at the ,navy
 ,installation of ,connecticut          
throughout its #aej-year history in     
support of the naval and undersea       
superiority of the ,united ,states2     
7#d7 recognizes the indispensable role  
,naval ,submarine ,base ,new ,london    
plays in fortifying the national        
security of the ,united ,states at a    
time when adversaries seek to challenge 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#e7 pledges  
continued support for the operation of  
,naval ,submarine ,base ,new ,london for
 years to come4