Faslane on Gare Loch is the name of a bay near the village of Garelochhead, and is now the main part of HM Naval Base Clyde in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, as well as being a Defence Logistics Organisation port, operated in dual site organisation with Great Harbour, Greenock, by Serco Denholm.
The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service(RMAS) was a British Government agency which ran a variety of auxiliary vessels for Her Majesty's Naval Service and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The service from 2009 has been run by Serco and is known as Serco Marine Services.
Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde primarily sited at Faslane is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. It is the service's headquarters in Scotland and is best known as the home of Britain's nuclear weapons, in the form of nuclear submarines armed with Trident missiles.
Her Majesty's Naval Service, also known as the Senior Service, is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. The term Naval Service should be distinguished from the "UK Naval Services", which consist of the Naval Service and the Merchant Navy. The Naval Service as a whole falls under the command of the Navy Board, which is headed by the First Sea Lord. This position is currently held by Admiral Sir Phillip Jones. The Defence Council delegates administration of the Naval Service to the Admiralty Board, chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence.
SD Faithful is a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.
SD Salmoor was a Sal-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Clyde, and based at Great Harbour, Greenock. She was originally operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, but after the organisations disbandment in March 2008 she was operated by Serco Marine Services.
SD Colonel Templer is an acoustic research vessel, renamed Seaway Endeavour in 2011 after she was sold to a Swedish shipping company. Between 1980 and 2011, she was in the service of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service and Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service. Before 1980, Colonel Templer was known as MV Criscilla and worked as a stern trawler.
SD Bustler was a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.
SD Powerful is a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.
SD Nimble was a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.
Denholm Group is a British maritime company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It was founded by John Denholm of Greenock in 1866 and today has an annual turnover of over £250 million. It employs over 3,000 people around the world.
SD Atlas was a tugboat in service with Serco Marine Services at HMNB Portsmouth, where she worked in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service.
The Felicity-class is a class of water tractors operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service. Historically the vessels were used by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, but it was disbanded during March 2008.
SD Northern River is a large multi-purpose auxiliary ship operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service and is currently the largest ship operated by Serco Marine Services, both in terms of dimensions and gross tonnage.
SD Victoria is a worldwide support ship operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service, and currently the second largest ship operated by Serco Marine Services, after SD Northern River.
SD Tempest is an ART 8032 class tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. Tempest was ordered specifically to handle the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers however she performs general harbour towage when not required in her primary role.
