European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 23, 1986 the stars and stripes of spa the submarine Lender Huntey in holy Loch Scotland. The unify is a feet Long and s.1 feel wide Judd displaces 19,000 Lon full loaded. By j  Hunley keeps Fleet of . Nuclear subs in 1 st class condition . Bureau holy Loch Scotland in the Middle of a narrow Inlet off the Firth of Clyde is a Large ship that Seldom goes anywhere. The ship is the Hunley the first ship designed and built from the keel up 10 service and maintain . Navy nuclear powered Fleet ballistic missile submarines. The ship displaces 19,000 tons fully loaded is 599 Feci Long and has a beam of 83 feet. Its 11 deck and platform lev Els contain hundreds of compartment ranging from Small office spaces to hug machine shops. The picturesque Loch and its surround Ings in southwestern Scotland Are the location of submarine refit site one Home of submarine so 14. The Squadron has 10 nuclear submarines. The site with its sub Lender inc floating dry Dock los Alamos and barges cranes and Small Craft provides Complete overhaul and repair facilities for the 10 subs. This a ipos them to be maintained in top Condi Tion reduces the amount of time they spend going to and from patrols and let them spend the maximum Lime out on patrol. A submarine comes into the Loc about every 10 Day for an average of to Days work on it. This Means that three subs arc in the Loch at any Given time. To support the subs the Hunley is required to carry As Many different spar parts As an aircraft Carrier while also serving As a combination factory ship Yard Supply Center ammo depot Motel Small Hospital and dental clinic. The ship carries 73,229 Fine items. The value of its inventory is j5s million it processes 300 to 400 requisitions a Day has an average monthly payroll ofsi.2 million and receives nearly 1.7 Mil lion pounds of supplies from the states via ship every month. Another 400,000pounds Are shipped by air. The Hunley carries 1 million Gallons of diesel fuel aboard and takes on 300,000 Gallons each month said la. Cmdr. Richard e. Lambard the ship s senior watch officer. Lambard said the bulk of that fuel some 3.6 million Gallons annually plus 10.000 Gallons of lube Oil is supplied by the Kuniey s engineering department to subs undergoing refits. He said his ship also provides he subs with fresh water electrical Power Telephone an sewer services. From left. Petty officer 3.c. James Bialock it. Cmdr. Richard Linhard the Hunley s senior watch officer and Seaman Alyson Anthony prepare a Haws pipe co or