Editing Naval Submarine Base New London (section)

===Submarine base established===
The Navy Yard was spared permanent closure in 1912 by an impassioned plea from Congressman [[Edwin W. Higgins]] of [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]], who was worried about the loss of Federal spending in the region. 

On 18 October 1915, the submarines ''G-1'', ''G-2'' and ''G-4'' arrived in Groton, along with the [[Monitor (warship)|monitor]] {{USS|Ozark|BM-7|2}} serving as a [[submarine tender]].  The submarines ''D-1'', ''D-2'', ''D-3'' and ''E-1'', along with the submarine tender [[USS Tonopah|''Tonopah'']] and the destroyer [[USS Columbus|''Columbus'']] would arrive shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://portal.ct.gov/oma/in-the-news/2015-news/connecticuts-submarine-century | title=Connecticuts Submarine Century }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://portal.ct.gov/oma/in-the-news/2015-news/first-seven-submarines-arrived-in-groton-a-century-ago | title=First Seven Submarines Arrived in Groton a Century Ago }}</ref>  

Additional submarines and support craft arrived the following year, and the facility was named as the Navy's first submarine base. The first commander of the Yard was retired Commodore Timothy A. Hunt, who was recalled to service. He was living in [[New Haven]], and he used the Central Hotel on State Street, [[New London, Connecticut|New London]] when in town to attend to Yard duties on an "as needed" basis. The submarine base is physically located in the Town of Groton, but New London became associated with it because the base had its post office, main offices and housing in New London.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Following [[World War I]], the Navy established schools and training facilities at the base.