Lyness Naval Base

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Lyness Naval Base is a former Royal Navy base on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, that served as a key anchorage and support facility for the British fleet during both World Wars.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy shore establishment
naval base
controlledAccessTo Scapa Flow
surface form: Scapa Flow anchorages
country United Kingdom
garrison Royal Marines
Royal Navy personnel
hasFacility accommodation blocks
administrative buildings
fuel tanks
piers
workshops
hasHeritageDesignation war memorial site
hasNearbySettlement Lyness village
hasPostUse heritage and memorial functions
tourist interest site
locatedIn Orkney NERFINISHED
Scotland
locatedInBodyOfWater Scapa Flow
locatedInCouncilArea Orkney Islands Council
locatedOn Hoy
location Lyness
near Hoy Sound
notableFor role in British naval operations in World War I
role in British naval operations in World War II
operator Royal Navy
partOf Scapa Flow
surface form: Scapa Flow naval complex
status former naval base
timePeriod 20th century
use fleet anchorage support
logistics support
maintenance
refuelling
repair
usedBy British fleet
usedDuringConflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Hoy hasMilitaryHistorySite Lyness Naval Base