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Base Mission and Use
Naval Station Pascagoula occupies 187 acres of Singing River Island, which is
located in the Mississippi Sound at the mouth of the Singing (née Pascagoula)
River. 1985 Naval Station Pascagoula was created when the Navy selected the
Singing River Island location as one of the new Gulf Coast strategic homeport
sites. Base construction began in 1988, and the station became an operational
homeport of Perry Class guided missile frigates in 1992 with the arrival of the
first ship, USS Gallery (FFG 26).
Naval Station Pascagoula’s support mission increased dramatically in subsequent
years due to a variety of actions: the BRAC-93 realignment of ships and other
units from closing or downsized bases; the reorganization of the Naval Surface
Force, Atlantic, which homeported Ticonderoga Class AEGIS guided missile
cruisers in Pascagoula; and the relocation to Naval Station of both the
Pascagoula Coast Guard Station and a Reliance Class (210’) Coast Guard cutter.
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BRAC 2005 Decision
BRAC 2005, enacted in on November 9th, 2005, decided to close Naval Station Pascagoula, MS. Its
ships along with dedicated personnel, equipment, and support will be relocated
to Naval Station Mayport, FL. The Commission also decided to relocate the
ship intermediate repair function to Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity
Mayport, FL. The guided missile cruisers at NS Pascagoula are scheduled for
decommissioning prior to FY 2006 and will not relocate.
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Estimated Cost of Implementation and Economic Impact
The total estimated one-time cost to the Navy to implement this recommendation
would be $17.9M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the
implementation period would be a savings of $220.0M. Annual recurring savings
to the Department after implementation would be $47.4M with an immediate
payback expected. The net present value of the costs and savings to the
Department over 20 years would be a savings of $665.7M. This recommendation
indicates impacts of costs at the installations involved, which reported $0.02M
in costs for waste management and environmental compliance. These costs were
included in the payback calculation. Assuming no economic recovery, DoD
estimated that this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 1,762 jobs over the 2006-2011 period in the Pascagoula, MS, area,
which would be 2.6 percent of economic area employment.
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Friday, October 13, 2006 |
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