: 8 th - century ▁death s ▁Category : Mon arch s ▁who ▁ab dic ated ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁I cel <0x0A> </s> ▁Naval ▁Base ▁K its ap ▁is ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁base ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁K its ap ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁Washington ▁state , ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁mer ging ▁the ▁former ▁Naval ▁Station ▁B rem erton ▁with ▁Naval ▁Sub marine ▁Base ▁Bang or . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Navy ’ s ▁fleet ▁throughout ▁West ▁Pu get ▁Sound , ▁provides ▁base ▁operating ▁services , ▁support ▁for ▁both ▁surface ▁ships ▁and ▁Fle et ▁Ball istic ▁Miss ile ▁and ▁other ▁nuclear ▁sub mar ines ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ' s ▁four ▁nuclear ▁ship y ards , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁strateg ic ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁facilities , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁West ▁Coast ▁dry ▁dock ▁capable ▁of ▁handling ▁a ▁N im itz - class ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁and ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁largest ▁fuel ▁dep ot . ▁Naval ▁Base ▁K its ap ▁is ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁Navy ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁▁ ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁service , ▁programs , ▁and ▁facilities ▁for ▁their ▁hosted ▁combat ▁commands , ▁ten ant ▁activities , ▁ships ' ▁cre ws , ▁and ▁civil ian ▁employees . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁naval ▁organization ▁in ▁Navy ▁Region ▁North west , ▁and ▁composed ▁of ▁install ations ▁at ▁B rem erton , ▁Bang or , ▁Manchester , ▁Indian ▁Island , ▁and ▁Key port