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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.
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.
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 ...
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A North Carolina flag llies in the mud in Clyde on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 after massive flooding damaged dozens of homes and businesses. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread ...