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New Suffolk Long Island, New York State
Home of the First Submarine Base
New Suffolk - 1st Sub Base Plaque

N.Suffolk Memorial Image 1    New Suffolk today:
A United States Submarine Veterans designated
USSVI National Memorial Site

The New Suffolk Memorial is in New Suffolk, LI, NY and is on a grassy knoll, in the sand, facing Peconic Bay.

It is within a stones' throw of the original "Holland Torpedo Boat" docks and is within the original boatyard.

The inscription reads:

    "Be it known by all that this monument marks the location of the first United States Submarine Base and commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the United States Submarine Service which had it's bithplace here on this point of land in the hamlet of New Suffolk, Long Island on 11 April 1900.

    This Monument is a testimony to all the gallant men who have served on submarines of the United States Navy"

Memorial was dedicated 8 April 2000
United States Submarine Veterans Long Island Base.

Information provided by
John R. Saeli    USSVI Long Island Base
fevroute@worldnet.att.net
N.Suffolk Memorial Image 2
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A look back at the New Suffolk L.I. Boatyard

N.Suffolk Historical Image 1

N.Suffolk Historical Image 2

N.Suffolk Historical Image 3

N.Suffolk Historical Image 4

From the late Floyd D. Houston's memoribilia, the four historical images shown immediately above were submitted by the grandson of Floyd D. Houston . Mr. Houston was one of the latter owners of the New Suffolk Boatyard.

Floyd D. Houston

A few words about Mr. Floyd D. Houston:

Born in 1898 to a NYC police officer, Floyd D. Houston worked extensively in the NYC maritime, was the director of Civil Defense in Eastern Long Island during the war, and eventually moved to New Suffolk, Long Island, New York, where he owned and operated (ca 1945 - 1979) the boatyard which had once been home to Mr Holland's efforts there. Inter alia, he became an amateur historian, specializing in early submersibles. He used his considerable talents as a craftsman to build models for the Navy and Naval Museums throughout the country, including the USS HOLLAND and many others. Floyd passed in 1984 and was interred in his beloved Atlantic. He was a scholar, craftsman, and an erascible old salt.

Very respectfully submitted by his grandson,
LtCol Floyd D. Houston USMC(Ret)
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Initial creation and posting of the following pages: 14 April 2000
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