In May '70 the Simon Lake was relieved the USS Canopus (AS 34). The number of submarines supported by SUBRON-14 varied over the years, however an indication of the scale of the operation can be seen in the number of patrols carried out. An average of 3,500-4,000 Americans were attached to the Holy Loch at any one time but that did not always mean a lot of money went into the local community. Dot,I'm sorry to say that the Holy Loch submarine base, stationed in the middle of the loch, is gone. Thanks for writing and letting us knowPaul, Hi Paul, great article. A fictionalised version of the operation was later told in the 1955 film The Cockleshell Heroes, with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley and Jos Ferrer. Don't forget Berts. (YTB 780), a Navy harbor tugboat, in 1974 and 1975. In 1942, a permanent base was established in Rothesay Bay, which remained until 1957. I also enjoyed visiting the Scottish pubs. Thanks for the info and the link to the history of Holy Loch. All Rights Reserved. By the standards of Scottish lochs this loch is small.Dimensions are one mile wide and two-three miles long (dependent on tidal conditions). Leslie Williams, sisterinlaw of John P. Shannon USN. We will be on stand 1635. Terms & Conditions 2005-2023 SeScoThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International LicenseThis web site and its pages are licensed for personal, private, or non-commercial use only. My Father served in the US Navy there , he passed in 65. Proteus, arrived on station March 3, 1961.) It is accepted policy that members of the Royal Family should never be involved in controversial political matters and a visit to the USS Simon Lake would, at best, involve the Queen Mother in public controversy, while, at worst, there might well be embarrassing incidents. p.async = 'async'; In 1982, Naval Support Activity (NAVSUPPACT), Forward Base, Holy Loch, Scotland became its own command. google_ad_client = 'pub-9912973797081854'; })(); The Holy Loch is a sea loch which lies two miles north of Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula. The Site 1 U.S. Navy Submarine Base (Subron 14) at the Holy Loch in Scotland was Established in 1961 and closed down in 1992 as the Cold War ended and new te. I'd like to take my wife to Scotland and show her all of the places I lived and visited. As a writer, he has attended police academy training, gone out on patrol with police officers, accompanied detectives as they worked cases, accompanied narcotics officers on drug raids, observed criminal court proceedings, visited jails and prisons, and covered street riots, mob wars and murder investigations. Loved the photos and it brought back memories!My wife and I are both retired now for the second time at 56 and 57 and we really want to go to Dunoon and have a look around.I was on the Simon Lake and went to the Holland back in 1980 TAD for 4 months. I was. 5 month cruise. //-->,