 Faslane Naval Base, HMNB Clyde Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Scotland, best known as the home of the United Kingdom's strategic deterrent submarine force. The base is actually two separate locations: Image File history File links Edit of: Image:Scotland Map (Firth of Clyde Detail) Loch Long. ...
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Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ...
Faslane Naval Base
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Faslane Naval Base, situated on the Gare Loch, along with the RN Armaments Depot COULPORT on Loch Long make up HM Naval Base CLYDE. The Faslane site includes HMS Neptune as the Fleet Accommodation Centre thereby retaining a long Naval link with that name. Both the Gareloch and Loch Long are sea lochs extending northwards from the Firth of Clyde. The base serves as home base to the United Kingdom's fleet of Trident nuclear powered and armed submarines, as well as conventional nuclear powered submarines. The United Kingdom was the third country to test an independently developed nuclear weapon in October 1952. ...
The Gare Loch should not be confused with the Loch Gairloch or the village of Gairloch. ...
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean. ...
A loch is the name given to a body of water in Scotland or Ireland. ...
Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ...
The Trident missile, named after the trident, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it a SLBM. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A. The C4 and D5...
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Faslane was first constructed and used as a base in World War II. During the 1960s, the United Kingdom began negotiations with the United States of America regarding the purchase of a Polaris nuclear missile system to be fired from 5 specially constructed submarines. In the end, only four were constructed; Resolution, Repulse, Renown and Revenge. These four submarines were permanently based at Faslane. One boat was always on patrol at any given time. In times of political instability, sometimes two boats would be deployed at sea. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ...
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The Polaris Missile was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) carrying a nuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for the United States Navy. ...
HMS Resolution (S22) was the first of the Royal Navys Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines. ...
HMS Repulse (S23) was the second of the Royal Navys Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines. ...
HMS Renown (S22) was the third of the Royal Navys Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines. ...
HMS Revenge (S27) was the fourth of the Royal Navys Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines. ...
Vanguard class SSBNs In the 1980s, the British Government announced plans to replace the Polaris submarines with the newly developed Trident missile system, also to be based at Faslane. These submarines were named: The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
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The Trident missile, named after the trident, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it a SLBM. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A. The C4 and D5...
The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28) of the British Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-capable submarines and is based at HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Vanguard was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Marine), was launched on...
HMS Victorious (S29) is the second Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. ...
HMS Vigilant (S30) is the third Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. ...
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Swiftsure class SSNs Faslane is also home to the Swiftsure class of hunter-killer submarines (SSNs). The Swiftsure class is the older of the two SSN classes of the Royal Navy and is due to be replaced by the Astute class submarines. The Royal Navys Swiftsure-class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) is the older of the two classes of attack submarine in service with the RN. It originally contained six boats, but HMS Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials. ...
BAE Systems Artist Impression The Astute class submarines are the next generation nuclear attack submarines of the Royal Navy. ...
- HMS Sovereign
- HMS Superb
- HMS Sceptre
- HMS Spartan recently decommisioned
The HMS Sovereign (S108) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy. ...
The HMS Superb (S109) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy. ...
The fifth HMS Sceptre (S104) is a Swiftsure-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. ...
HMS Spartan (S105) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Royal Navy Swiftsure class. ...
Other vessels The Royal Navy has announced that the Astute-class SSN will also be based at Faslane. Also based there are the Mine countermeasure vessels of the 1st MCM Squadron. The patrol vessels of the the Northern Ireland Squadron were based at Faslane from 1993 until the squadron was decommissioned in July 2005. BAE Systems Artist Impression The Astute class submarines are the next generation nuclear attack submarines of the Royal Navy. ...
A Mine Countermeasure Vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship tasked with the location of and destruction of naval mines. ...
The base is the headquarters of Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland (FOSNNI), Naval Base Commander (Commodore) and Captain HMS Neptune. It is base to 3,000 service personnel, 800 of their families and 4,000 civilian workers.
Anti-nuclear demonstrations
 Anti-nuclear demonstration, Faslane, 2000 Given the presence of these nuclear capable missiles, Faslane has attracted demonstrations by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and other Scottish pressure groups, including Trident Ploughshares. A permanent peace camp is outside the base gates, and there are frequent demonstrations at the base gates. The presence of Faslane is also an issue in Scottish politics. The Scottish National Party, the Scottish Socialist Party, Saor Alba and the Scottish Green Party all oppose the deployment of nuclear weapons, although the Scottish National Party have made assurances that they would retain the base for the servicing of conventionally-armed and -powered naval units. It is not unusual for members of these parties, and indeed some from the Labour Party to be present. Also, some independents, such as George Galloway attend rallies outside Faslane. Such events aim to keep the base closed for as long as possible by preventing its staff from arriving for work, and usually involve large numbers of protestors being arrested for non-violent civil disobedience. Image File history File links Faslane1. ...
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Trident Ploughshares is an internationally recognised anti-nuclear-weapons group, with the aim of beating swords into ploughshares, specifically by actively trying to disarm the UK Trident nuclear weapons system, in a non-violent, open, peaceful and fully accountable manner. ...
The Camps Side Entrance Faslane Peace Camp is a controversial permanent peace camp sited outside the US-UK Faslane Naval base gates. ...
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Faslane Peace Camp Faslane Peace Camp is a permanent camp outside the base. It has been occupied continuously since 1982. It is planned to close in 2007. The Camps Side Entrance Faslane Peace Camp is a controversial permanent peace camp sited outside the US-UK Faslane Naval base gates. ...
Big Blockades The Big Blockade at Faslane Naval Base is an annual event held since 1999 usually in the 2nd week of February, aiming to close the base for 24 hours. The event attracts thousands of peace activists and has on occasion resulted in more than 350 arrests
Faslane 365 There are plans to continuously blockade Faslane Naval Base for a year, using autonomous groups of 100 members. A launch of the action will be held in September.[1]
RNAD Coulport The Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) at Coulport, Loch Long is the other major part of HMNB Clyde. RNAD Coulport stores conventional armaments for Royal Navy vessels but is best known for its role in the Trident missile system. Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ...
Nuclear weapon storage bunkers have been excavated from a ridge. From here British-designed and built nuclear warheads can be fitted to the Trident missiles (built by Lockheed Martin). Whilst the warheads themselves are British-owned and built, the delivery system is not actually owned by the United Kingdom and instead it has ownership rights to some 58 missiles from a "pool" shared with the U.S. Navy, this is a necessary capability. Whole missiles can be lifted out of or into a submarine, however the missiles are normally serviced at the U.S. Navy facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ...
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Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy in Camden County, in southeast Georgia. ...
References - HMNB Clyde web page
- King's Bay Trident Refit Facility
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