DM Crombie
Defence Munitions Crombie is a military
RNAD Crombie and DMC Crombie. It is now operated as part of the UK's Defence Storage and Distribution Agency.[1]
The depot has two jetties and a deep water channel allowing Royal Navy warships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment vessels to moor for resupply.[2][3]
History
DM Crombie formerly served as the primary munitions depot for Rosyth Naval Yard, which is 3 miles (5 km) downriver of the depot. Since the naval yard's closure, DM Crombie has been retained primarily as a loading/off-loading facility for naval vessels and the storage and maintenance of the Royal Air Force's air launched weapons.[1] In 2003 the site employed around 200 people;[2] by 2012 this was reduced to 84 staff, all civilians.[4]
The site occupies about 200 acres.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Crombie Pier". Ports.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Closure fear hits munitions depot". The Scotsman. 3 October 2003.
- ^ "Charlestown, Royal Naval Armament Depot, Crombie Jetty". Scotlands Places, Historic Environment Scotland.
- ^ Andrew Robathan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (16 April 2012). "Defence questions - 'Ammunition: Scotland'". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 65–66.
External links
- "Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photograph of the depot". Scotlands Places, Historic Environment Scotland. 2 October 1939.
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