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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Faslane nuclear submarine jetty trial ‘a success’

HMS AmbushThe Royal Navy has successfully trialled a new state-of-the-art floating jetty at its submarine base on the Clyde.

The Valiant Jetty is designed to move with the tide and will be used to berth nuclear subs at Faslane. A Trafalgar-class sub was berthed on Saturday, followed on Monday by one of the Navy's new Astute-class subs.

The 200m-long jetty is vital to operations at HM Naval Base Clyde, according to the Navy.

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