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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.
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.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde. HMS Clyde (1796) was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1796 and sold in 1814. HMS Clyde (1805) was a 4-gun tender purchased in 1805 and sold in 1826.
In August 1903 the Admiralty appointed the first two Commanding Officers of the then RNVR to form divisions in London and on the Clyde. Lieutenant Commander (later Commodore) The Duke of Montrose raised the Clyde Division based in Glasgow , and the division rapidly expanded across Scotland, first to Dundee onboard the sailing frigate, HMS ...
The Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde lies on the western coast of Scotland, 40 km (25 mi) west of Glasgow in the Faslane area. A nuclear submarine fleet is based at the site, [7] facilitated by Prime Minister Clement Attlee's authorisation of a British nuclear weapons programme in 1947.
At the north end of the loch the substantial village of Garelochhead includes adventure holiday facilities and has a station on the West Highland Line. [5] The Gare Loch offers good conditions for sightseeing, sailing and sea angling. [1] The Greek sugar boat Captayannis was heading for the sheltered waters of the Loch but now lies wrecked in ...
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.
Up to 50 vessels have been known to take part, many of which visit UK ports such as Aberdeen, Port Glasgow, Greenock and Faslane (HMNB Clyde) before and after the exercises. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] For navies who do not regularly participate in Joint Warrior, a period of formal Operational Sea Training is normally required prior to the exercise.