Holy Loch
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Holy Loch is a sea loch on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, historically known as a Royal Navy and later U.S. Navy submarine base.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sea loch ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| etymology | name traditionally linked to early Christian or sacred associations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
marina
ⓘ
settlements along shore ⓘ wooded hillsides ⓘ yacht moorings ⓘ |
| hasInflow | River Eachaig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Royal Navy torpedo testing
ⓘ
Royal Navy training area ⓘ |
| hosted |
US Navy Submarine Squadron 14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Canopus NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Hunley NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Proteus NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Simon Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ floating dry dock USS Los Alamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Cowal peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| mouthOf | River Eachaig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalUseStart | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalUseStart | World War II era ⓘ |
| near |
Benmore Botanic Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benmore Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Loch Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilmun NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilmun Arboretum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandbank ⓘ Sandbank village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensInto | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Argyll Forest Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clyde sea lochs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Highlands and Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Cold War nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
North Atlantic naval operations ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Polaris submarine base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy base ⓘ United States Navy submarine base ⓘ fleet ballistic missile submarine support base ⓘ naval anchorage ⓘ ship repair facility location ⓘ |
| USNBaseClosed | 1992 ⓘ |
| USNBaseEstablished | 1961 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.