English Hall, Naval Submarine Base New London

Connecticut · United States · Manor

Building 427 is named for a Rear Admiral, and his portrait hangs on the quarterdeck. Personnel on inspection rounds describe his eyes following them.

Building 427 at the Naval Submarine Base at Groton, Connecticut is named English Hall, after a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. His portrait hangs on the quarterdeck in his honour.

What personnel report is his presence during their rounds, and above all the portrait itself. His eyes are described as following whoever is moving through the space.

A painted portrait with a full frontal gaze produces exactly that effect on anyone who walks past it, which is well understood and does not make the experience any less unnerving at three in the morning in an empty building.

What gives the account its character is the setting. The people describing it are sailors conducting formal inspection roves through a building named for a dead officer, past his picture, as part of their duty.

The base is closed to the public and requires military identification.

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Where is English Hall, Naval Submarine Base New London located?

English Hall, Naval Submarine Base New London is in Connecticut, United States.