![]() □□ US Navy #submarine (Los Angeles class?) inbound on the #Clyde today #submarine #submariners #boat #military #shipping #faslane #firthofclyde /WPzgOCF5IWĪnother □□ US Navy submarine inbound on the Clyde this morning #navy #naval #military #submarine #submariners #shipping #faslane #firthofclyde /8mSmRzNLCA … and out again a couple of hours later /r圎qjkauSQ On the 25th of July, another submarine arrived. US Virginia class submarine inbound on the Clyde today □□ #faslane #virginiaclass #submarine #submariners #navy #naval #military #shipping /YMsazpolr6 First time I’ve heard a passing submarine blow its horn. This is not a b/w photo – this is a west coast of Scotland summer’s day! □□ #submarine #navy #naval #shipping #firthofclyde /f1QypTfu8dĪnother wet, murky morning. Navy issuing a press release for the arrival of the USS Rhode Island, the first American Trident missile carrying submarine to visit Faslane since 2019, at the start of last month. It’s rarer still for the visits to be publicised but that didn’t stop the U.S. It’s not rare for American submarines to visit but this level of activity is rare. ![]() There was a Royal Navy presence in the Gare Loch during the First World War when the Shadon Hydro (ex West Shandon House, NS28NW 16), was taken over as a hospital.Two American submarines arrived on the River Clyde in Scotland this week on routine visits, marking a significant increase in allied submarine activity. The N end of the former WW II continued in use for shipbreaking, but after the Ministry of Defence required more land for the base, it was taken over.įrom 1962 onwards many barracks, buildings and structures were built to support the submarine base including a Polaris School, Sportsdome, Officers' and ratings accommodation, administrative blocks, mess and recreation blocks, an hospital, stores, power supply, married quarters and more recently in 1987 a 'shiplift' and 'finger jetty' capable of servicing the newer Vanguard class submarines.Ī new road by-pass has also been constructed on the E side of the site and a new road built through Glen Fruin. Following this, the shore establishment was built to support the nuclear submarine fleet, commencing in 1962. ![]() Subsequent to the late 1950's and after the establishment of the US Navy Nuclear Submarine Base in the Holy Loch, Faslane was chosen to house the new British Nuclear deterrent of Polaris Submarines. The floating Dock was sold in 1958 and Naval personell accommodated in various local 'houses'. (1957, large Submarine Depot ships were based in the Loch in tandem with a floating dock. In 1954 a shore support building for hydrogen peroxide type submarines testing was built, this structure still exists today, and was recently in use to supply power to the modern submarine fleet. In April much of the northern part of the site was leased for shipbreaking to the Metal Industries Company and the Naval Port closed in 1946. Remote from bombing raids, construction began during late 1940 not being ready until 1942. Originally constructed during World War Two (WW II) as a deep water Emergency Port providing an alternative to Liverpool, Bristol and London. PSA Negs catalogued under: NS28NW 7 (Faslane & Coulport Married Quarters). For related armament depot and jetty, see NS29NW 11 and NS29NE 11. NS28NW 5.08 centred NS 24849 87895 Housing Estateįor associated married quarters area (NS 24 88), see NS28NW 7. NS28NW 5.07 NS 24655 88053 Building (Mess and Recreation) NS28NW 5.06 NS 24607 88133 Building (Administrative building)
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