{"id":1458897,"date":"2022-04-30T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458897"},"modified":"2022-04-30T08:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T12:31:42","slug":"u-s-uk-and-french-nuclear-subs-rendezvous-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-uk-and-french-nuclear-subs-rendezvous-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S., UK and French Nuclear Subs Rendezvous in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-uk-and-french-nuclear-subs-rendezvous-in-scotland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458897&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"css-itqiyo\">\n<div class=\"css-tomq47\">\n<h2 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h6 css-1k6vyop\">The unusual multinational submarine gathering comes at a time of unprecedented tensions in Europe around Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-ptqbdt\"><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-button css-1xe71i0\">by<\/span><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-button css-gonh1q\"><\/span><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-button css-gnnxwx\">Apr 28, 2022 9:37 PM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-1k6rbu\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Submarines from France and US in Faslane\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=640 640w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=750 750w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=828 828w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=2018 2048w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29\/Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg?auto=webp?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=3840 3840w\" title=\"Faslane-Scotland-Submarine-Base.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-i9gxme\">\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-spacing-xs-2 css-i0amj6\">\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 MuiGrid-grid-md-8 css-7vczw4\">\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-10757gk\">\n<div class=\"container MuiBox-root css-11ucsrf\">\n<div class=\"css-cdb705\">\n<div class=\"MuiAvatar-root MuiAvatar-circular css-1d9y4h0\" title=\"Joseph Trevithick\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joseph Trevithick\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jtrevithick-e1611929871528.jpg\" class=\"MuiAvatar-img css-1hy9t21\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-1ia6l13\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-crj2xj\">The U.K. Royal Navy&#8217;s main submarine base in Scotland appears to currently be hosting something of a small multinational submarine meet. Yesterday, U.S. Navy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/41549\/check-out-these-flag-bearing-navy-seals-training-with-a-submerged-submarine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Virginia<\/em> class<\/a> nuclear-powered attack submarine USS <em>Indiana<\/em> was spotted heading in the direction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/36592\/secretive-seawolf-submarine-makes-port-call-in-europe-for-the-second-time-in-two-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Her Majesty&#8217;s Naval Base Clyde<\/a>. That came a day after one of the French Navy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/37242\/frances-fire-damaged-nuclear-submarine-will-return-to-service-after-a-nose-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Rubis<\/em> class<\/a> submarines, another nuclear-powered attack type, the specific identity of which is unknown, was seen arriving in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">None of the navies involved appear to have said anything specifically about the convergence of these submarines at Clyde. The base is home to the bulk of the Royal Navy&#8217;s submarine force, including its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/7300\/letters-of-last-resort-are-post-apocalyptic-orders-for-uk-vanguard-sub-crews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Vanguard<\/em>\u00a0class<\/a>\u00a0ballistic missile submarines and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/31410\/no-this-isnt-space-dock-its-three-astute-class-nuclear-submarines-under-construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Astute<\/em>\u00a0class<\/a>\u00a0attack submarines, both of which are also nuclear powered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">The USS <em>Indiana<\/em>&#8216;s stop there is to &#8220;strengthen cooperation between the United States and United Kingdom&#8221; and &#8220;demonstrate US capability, flexibility, and continuing commitment to NATO allies,&#8221; the Navy said, according to a report yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/ukdefencejournal.org.uk\/american-nuclear-submarine-visits-naval-base-in-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from <em>U.K. Defence Journal<\/em><\/a>. <em>Indiana<\/em> had left its homeport at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut for what the Navy described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/7026679\/uss-indiana-ssn-789-departs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">simply as &#8220;routine operations&#8221;<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\"><em>Virginia<\/em> class submarines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/36592\/secretive-seawolf-submarine-makes-port-call-in-europe-for-the-second-time-in-two-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">among other American types<\/a>, regularly make stops in Clyde, which is one of a limited number of allied ports in Europe with the ability to handle visiting nuclear-powered submarines. French <em>Rubis<\/em> class submarines have called at the Royal Navy base before, including one spotted there in October 2021, but their presence is a much rarer occurrence. There were reports that the French boat that visited in October had its towed sonar array removed at the Royal Navy base for some reason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">The back-to-back arrival of American and French submarines at Cylde could very well be just a coincidence. At the same time, the activities of submarine forces worldwide are typically relatively secretive affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/41203\/an-ohio-class-ballistic-missile-submarine-just-made-a-rare-and-very-quick-stop-in-san-diego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">so unusual public movements<\/a>, such as American, French, and almost certainly British nuclear submarines all now being present at Clyde, often draw attention and are assumed to be some form of signaling. In Europe in recent years, American submarines have often made appearances at notable locations, including the Royal Navy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/36592\/secretive-seawolf-submarine-makes-port-call-in-europe-for-the-second-time-in-two-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submarine hub in Scotland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/41319\/ohio-class-ballistic-missile-submarine-makes-rare-stop-in-gibraltar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its base in Gibraltar<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/35997\/navy-makes-unusual-public-display-of-its-secretive-seawolf-submarines-presence-off-norway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">off the coast of Norway<\/a>, when tensions have spiked with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">This gathering has certainly come at a time of extremely high tensions in the region as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/ukraine-situation-report-biden-pushes-for-massive-new-33b-aid-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, which began at the end of February. In the lead up to the conflict, submarines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/44184\/three-nato-carrier-groups-are-exercising-together-in-the-mediterranean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had been part<\/a> of U.S. and NATO signaling aimed at Moscow, including the Navy&#8217;s deliberate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/43943\/navy-sends-a-message-by-publicizing-guided-missile-submarines-mediterranean-presence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicizing of the presence<\/a> of USS\u00a0<em>Georgia<\/em>, one of its four <em>Ohio<\/em> class guide missile submarines, an extremely capable multi-purpose platform that you can read about more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/31121\/how-the-ohio-class-guided-missile-sub-was-born-and-why-theyre-much-more-than-meets-the-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image MuiBox-root css-1pxftiy\"><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-caption css-k6fpix\">The <em>Ohio<\/em> class guided-missile submarine USS <em>Georgia<\/em> off the coast of Cyprus in January 2022. <em>USN<\/em><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">There are indications that more discreet underwater posturing between NATO, to include the United States and the United Kingdom, and Russia has been happening since the fighting broke out. A number of Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/39953\/three-russian-ballistic-missile-submarines-just-surfaced-through-the-arctic-ice-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines<\/a> reportedly headed out into the North Atlantic after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he had put his country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/44475\/putin-orders-russias-strategic-deterrence-forces-on-alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strategic forces on special alert<\/a> on February 27, according to a story<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/putin-sent-nuclear-submarines-into-the-north-atlantic-q3czmxbkq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> from <em>The Times<\/em> newspaper<\/a> in Britain that was published in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">&#8220;Tracked by western militaries four weeks ago, the decision to send the submarines closer to European shores was seen by British navy chiefs as &#8216;posturing&#8217; and a warning, rather than an actual threat,&#8221; <em>The Times<\/em> reported. &#8220;They returned towards Russia shortly afterwards and normal levels of activity resumed. Since then western intelligence agencies have kept a closer eye on the Kremlin\u2019s nuclear arsenal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">Increased Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/22794\/the-scope-not-the-scale-of-russian-and-chinese-naval-ops-in-the-atlantic-is-worrisome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submarine activity in the Atlantic<\/a> has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/32145\/new-pentagon-map-shows-huge-scale-of-worrisome-russian-and-chinese-naval-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caught the attention<\/a> of U.S. and other NATO navies in recent years. The U.S. Navy went so far as to activate an entirely new command, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/2237734\/2nd-fleet-declares-full-operational-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. 2nd Fleet<\/a>, in response to the increased threat environment in 2018 and has been working to step up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/42546\/new-destroyer-task-force-established-to-hunt-russian-submarines-in-the-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its anti-submarine capabilities<\/a> on both sides of the pond since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\">Whatever the exact reasons that led an American <em>Virginia<\/em> class submarine to join a French <em>Rubis<\/em> class boat at the Royal Navy&#8217;s submarine base at Clyde, it is certainly a notable display of NATO undersea warfare capabilities and their ability to operate from shared facilities at a time when Europe is experiencing its most significant security crisis in decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-htz1a0\"><em><em>Contact the author: joe@thedrive.com<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unusual multinational submarine gathering comes at a time of unprecedented tensions in Europe around Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. byApr 28, 2022 9:37 PMThe U.K. Royal Navy&#8217;s main submarine base<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":1481079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1458897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}