Île Longue
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Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Île Longue canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military installation
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ submarine base ⓘ |
| access | highly restricted ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of Armed Forces
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| garrison |
Force océanique stratégique personnel
ⓘ
French Navy personnel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal defenses
ⓘ
command and control facilities ⓘ heavily fortified perimeter ⓘ missile storage bunkers ⓘ protected deep-water berths ⓘ restricted military zone ⓘ security fences ⓘ submarine pens ⓘ surveillance systems ⓘ warhead storage facilities ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ammunition depots
ⓘ
harbor protection systems ⓘ logistics warehouses ⓘ missile loading facilities ⓘ nuclear support facilities ⓘ submarine dry docks ⓘ |
| homePortOf |
Force océanique stratégique
ⓘ
French Submarine Forces ⓘ
surface form:
French Navy SSBN fleet
|
| locatedIn |
Brittany
ⓘ
Finistère ⓘ |
| locatedInBay | Rade de Brest ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Roadstead of Brest ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Brest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of France ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Brest ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brest naval base
ⓘ
surface form:
Brest naval base complex
French nuclear deterrent infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
home port for nuclear ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
support base for French strategic oceanic force ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high security military site ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
permanent at-sea deterrent support
ⓘ
sea-based component of French nuclear triad ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Submarine Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
French strategic submarine force
Triomphant-class submarine ⓘ
surface form:
Le Triomphant-class submarines
|
| usedFor |
arming of nuclear ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
maintenance of nuclear ballistic missile submarines ⓘ refuelling of nuclear ballistic missile submarines ⓘ storage of strategic nuclear warheads ⓘ storage of submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.