Île Longue

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Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.

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Île Longue canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military installation
naval base
submarine base
access highly restricted
controlledBy French Ministry of Armed Forces
country France
garrison Force océanique stratégique personnel
French Navy personnel
hasFeature coastal defenses
command and control facilities
heavily fortified perimeter
missile storage bunkers
protected deep-water berths
restricted military zone
security fences
submarine pens
surveillance systems
warhead storage facilities
hasInfrastructure ammunition depots
harbor protection systems
logistics warehouses
missile loading facilities
nuclear support facilities
submarine dry docks
homePortOf Force océanique stratégique
French Navy SSBN fleet
locatedIn Brittany
Finistère
locatedInBay Rade de Brest
locatedInBodyOfWater Roadstead of Brest
locatedNear Brest
locatedOn Atlantic coast of France
nearbyCity Brest
operator French Navy
partOf Brest naval base complex
linked to: Brest naval base

French nuclear deterrent infrastructure
primaryFunction home port for nuclear ballistic missile submarines
support base for French strategic oceanic force
securityClassification high security military site
strategicRole permanent at-sea deterrent support
sea-based component of French nuclear triad
usedBy French strategic submarine force
Le Triomphant-class submarines
usedFor arming of nuclear ballistic missile submarines
maintenance of nuclear ballistic missile submarines
refuelling of nuclear ballistic missile submarines
storage of strategic nuclear warheads
storage of submarine-launched ballistic missiles

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