Tom Nevers Naval Facility
Encyclopedia
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.
. 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
, 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.
History
Tom Nevers Naval Facility was founded in 1955 as a submarine listening baseSOSUS
SOSUS, an acronym for Sound Surveillance System, is a chain of underwater listening posts across the northern Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, Iceland and the United Kingdom — the GIUK gap. It was originally operated by the United States Navy for tracking Soviet submarines, which had to pass...
. It was built on land that the Navy had used as a bombing range during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The facility also held a bomb shelter for President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack, if President Kennedy was in Hyannisport
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...
. The facility was abandoned in 1976 and later became home to the Nantucket Hunting Association.