The largest naval base in Western Europe, HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England.
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10 Facts About HMNB Devonport
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HM Naval Base HMNB Devonport is the home port of the HMNB Devonport Flotilla which includes the Trafalgar-class submarines.
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However, HMNB Devonport retains a long-term role as the dedicated home of the amphibious fleet, survey vessels and half the frigate fleet.
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HMNB Devonport discarded the earlier three-sectioned hinged gate, which was labour-intensive in operation, and replaced it with the simpler and more mobile two-sectioned gate.
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HMNB Devonport introduced a centralised storage area alongside the basin, and a logical positioning of other buildings around the yard.
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The HMNB Devonport Lines were a bastion fortification which consisted of an earthen rampart with a wide ditch and a glacis.
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HMNB Devonport serves as headquarters for the Flag Officer Sea Training, which is responsible for the training of all the ships of the Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, along with many from foreign naval services.
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HMNB Devonport asserts that this development will "continue the boat building tradition within the dockyard" and "add drama to the site with yachts being moved around the quayside, launched on No 3 Slip, tested in No 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall".
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HMNB Devonport Naval Heritage Centre is a maritime museum in HMNB Devonport's Historic South Yard.
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HMNB Devonport has been the site of a number of leaks of nuclear waste associated with the nuclear submarines based there.
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