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HMNB Clyde lies on the eastern shore of Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, to the north of the Firth of Clyde and 25 mi (40 km) west of Glasgow. The submarine base encompasses a number of separate sites, the primary two being: Faslane, 25 miles from Glasgow; RNAD Coulport, beside Loch Long, 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Faslane.
Faslane Bay. Faslane (Gaelic: Am Fas Leathann) on Gare Loch is the name of a bay near the village of Garelochhead, and is now the main part of HM Naval Base Clyde in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, as well as being a Defence Logistics Organisation port, operated in dual site organisation with Great Harbour, Greenock, by Serco Denholm.
Garelochhead (Scots: Garelochheid, [2] [3] Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Gheàrr-loch, "Headland of the Short Lake") [4] is a small town on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest town to the HMNB Clyde naval base. [5] Garelochhead lies 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Helensburgh.
Security of nuclear weapons at Faslane, HM Naval Base Clyde, is part of the Group's responsibilities. The 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (43 Cdo FP Gp RM), [5] formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001–2012), is a 550-man unit of the Royal Marines responsible for ...
The camp itself can accommodate up to 500 personnel and has been used as a base by Strathclyde Police during protests at the nearby HMNB Clyde. [ 2 ] The Ministry of Defence built a new 100m grouping and zeroing range, a new 600m electronic firing range, a range warden's complex, a range console building and access tracks at the camp in 2014.
Admiralty Floating Dock No. 60 - Faslane (now HMNB Clyde), 1965 onwards. Constructed in Portsmouth, operated at Faslane with a 6,000 ton capacity for nuclear submarines. [26] [27] [28] Moved to Hafnarfjördur Iceland 1997 is still in operation [29] Admiralty Floating Dock No. 67 - 1945.
HMNB Clyde was established on the banks on the loch in 1964 as part of the United Kingdom's preparations for hosting the Polaris submarine based nuclear programme. [2] The site was chosen due to its deep water, suitable for submarine operations and ease of access to the North Atlantic .
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