HMNB Clyde (HMS Neptune)

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HMNB Clyde (Submarine Base),
HMS Neptune

Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde (HMS Neptune) is one of three operating shore bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth).It is the service's headquarters in Scotland and is best known as the home of the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent, in the form of nuclear submarines armed with Trident submarine launched ballistic nuclear missiles (SLBM).

HMNB Clyde lies on the eastern shore of Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, to the north of the Firth of Clyde and 25 mi (40 km) west of the city of Glasgow. The Commodore Faslane Flotilla (COMFASFLOT) is responsible to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) for ensuring that Flotilla units achieve the required state of operational readiness and availability to enable operational deployment.

The submarine base encompasses a number of separate sites, the primary two being:
Faslane Bay, 25 miles from Glasgow and,
RNAD Coulport, beside Loch Long, 8 mi (13 km) west of Faslane.

Order of Battle

Submarine Squadron (SM1) Strategic Deterrent Force
Four nuclear powered Vanguard Class SSBN submarines - which between them maintain a continuous at sea presence of the UK's Trident II (D5) Strategic Nuclear Deterrent.

HMS Vanguard
HMS Victorious
HMS Vigilant
HMS Vengeance

Submarine Squadron (SM2) Strategic Hunter/Killer Force
Two nuclear powered, conventionally armed, submarines –

HMS Sceptre
A Swiftsure Class SSN, which is due to be decommissioned from service at the end of 2010, and

HMS Astute
The first of the Royal Navy's Astute Class attack submarines - which arrived at her new home of HMNB Clyde November 2009. The biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy, Astute will be joined by two of her sister ships in the near future.

Eight Sandown Class Single Role Mine Hunters (SRMH).

Plus three nuclear powered Trafalgar Class SSN attack submarines which will shortly be based at HM Naval Base Clyde following the Maritime Change Programme Announcement.

Faslane is also a Defence Equipment and Support site, operated in dual site organisation with Great Harbour, Greenock, by Babcock Marine, and managed by Serco Denholm.

www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/establishme...
www.babcock.co.uk/about-us/divisions/marine-technology/...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Clyde
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Coordinates:   56°3'32"N   4°49'10"W

Comments

  • also known as the Naval Base Fasleyn
  • spelled "Faslane" and said "FAS - LANE" : товарищ This is name of the small bay on the east side of the Loch (Gare Loch)where the base is located.
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