Naval Station Ingleside

Naval Station Ingleside
Ingleside, Texas
Navy Strong Texas Proud
Type	Military base
In use	1988 - 2010
Controlled by	United States Navy
Commanders	Captain Leland "BT" D. Taylor

Naval Station Ingleside was a United States Navy base in Ingleside, Texas.

It was on the northern shore of Corpus Christi Bay, 12 miles northeast of the city of Corpus Christi. The base is about 150 miles south of San Antonio and approximately 200 miles south of Houston. This region is known as the Coastal Bend. The Naval Station was situated aside the Corpus Christi ship channel, which links the Port of Corpus Christi with the Gulf of Mexico.

NS Ingleside was one of three South Texas installations that comprise Naval Region South.

As of 2008^[update], NS Ingleside was commanded by Capt. Leland "BT" D. Taylor.

BRAC 2005

On August 24, 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Committee voted to close Naval Station Ingleside.^[1][2]

On September 9, 2009, USS Sentry was the last of the Minesweepers from NS Ingleside to arrive in their new homeport of Naval Base San Diego leaving no ships homeported at the base. ^[3]

On March 3, 2010, the last sailor from NS Ingleside deployed overseas returned from Kuwait, the base is officially set to shut down on April 30, 2010. The Navy will return ownership of the main base property to the Port of Corpus Christi. ^[4]

References

1. ^ Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Meeting comes to abrupt end. July 12, 2007.
2. ^ Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Officials inspect Navy property - Redevelopment group will decide use for the land. November 15, 2007.
3. ^ Global Security News USS Sentry Moves to San Diego. September 12, 2009.
4. ^ Corpus Christi Caller Times Naval Station Ingleside's last sailor deployed overseas returns. March 3, 2010.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 27°49′53.3″N 97°12′9.84″W / 27.831472°N 97.2027333°W / 27.831472; -97.2027333