A Navy submarine partially submerged in a Scottish loch
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Crew member stood atop HMS Vengeance as it travelled up Gare Loch

BySteven Godden and Calum Watson, BBC Scotland
  • Published31 minutes ago

A Royal Navy submarine carrying Trident nuclear missiles has returned to its Scottish base after a record-breaking 217 days spent submerged on patrol.

The 140-strong crew of HMS Vengeance have spent the tour in almost total isolation beneath the surface after setting out from Faslane, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, on 12 April.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting was at HM Naval Base Clyde to welcome them home after the longest deployment at sea for a British vessel.