The United States Navy and the Port of San Diego have been monitoring the eelgrass since the 1990s. According to Curran, it’s part of the San Diego Bay Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan.

The Alex, as the Alexandria is called, is a 360-foot-long, Cold War-era submarine designed to hunt enemy submarines and surface ships and, if needed, bomb targets on land. It also can deliver Navy SEALs to far-away places.

The deal, first announced in November, includes a long-term lease of a waterfront site in National City adjacent to Naval Base San Diego, and the 15-acre site will focus on ship repair for U.S ...

The USS Alexandria, a fast-attack submarine, returned to its homeport in San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific.