Editing Naval Base San Diego (section)

{{Short description|US Navy facility in California}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name                   = Naval Base San Diego 
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| partof                 = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location               = [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[California]]
| nearest_town           = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country                = the [[United States]]
| image                  = An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter flies over San Diego. (24546100368).jpg
| alt                    = An [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter]] flies over Naval Base San Diego during 2017
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| image2                 = [[File:NBSD Logo.jpg|150px]]
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| type                   = [[Naval base]]
| coordinates            = {{Coord|32.68476190|-117.12996370|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:20000_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map            = California#USA
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| pushpin_label          = NB San Diego
| pushpin_label_position = top
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| ownership              = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| operator               = [[United States Navy|US Navy]]
| controlledby           = [[Navy Region Southwest]]
| open_to_public         = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label       = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other             = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc -->  
| site_area              = {{convert|1926|acre|ha sqmi|lk=on}}
| code                   = <!--facility/installation code -->
| built                  = {{Start date|1918}}
| used                   = 1918 - present<!--{{End date|1946}} -->
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| height                 = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length                 = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate                   = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| condition              = Operational
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| current_commander      = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Robert Heely                        
| past_commanders        = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison               = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants              = <!-- squadrons only -->
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| website                = {{Official website|https://cnrsw.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NAVBASE-San-Diego/}}
| footnotes              = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
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[[File:San Diego Naval Base.jpg|thumb|2008 aerial view of Naval Base San Diego]]
[[File:San Diego Bay, Plan Showing Anchorages and Moorings - NARA - 295436.jpg|thumb|right|1923 military map of [[San Diego Bay]], depicting anchorages and moorings, various military facilities, [[Coronado, California|Coronado]], [[National City, California|National City]], and the surrounding area.]]
'''Naval Base San Diego''' is a [[United States Navy]] base in [[San Diego]], California. It is the world's second largest [[surface ship]] naval base. Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the [[United States Pacific Fleet]], consisting of over 50 ships and over 150 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 [[pier]]s stretched over {{convert|1600|acre}} of land and {{convert|326|acre}} of water.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About NBSD |url=https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrsw/installations/navbase_san_diego/ |publisher=NBSD |access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> The total on base population is over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 [[civilians]].