Abandoned -Loch Long Torpedo Range - Arrochar, Argyll & Bute, Scotland

The Loch Long Torpedo Range operated on the loch from 1912 to 1986. The abandoned Admiralty buildings, pier, and slipway remained on the west shore of the loch, opposite the village of Arrochar, until 2007, when demolition of the site began, and it was also subject to destruction by fire.
Activity at the range reached a peak during World War II, with more than 12,000 torpedoes being fired down the loch in 1944.
Torpedoes were fired up Loch Long from tubes in the two spaces in the Video. A boat stood by to recover the (unarmed) torpedoes where they were returned for analysis. The shed to the right and the main part of the building have tracks where torpedoes were stored and worked on. Hoists on the first floor lowered the torpedoes into the tubes. The control room at the top looking straight down the loch housed a camera. Behind the control room, above the loading shed, is office accommodation. The rest of the facility included housing and workshops but these have been demolished.
Test firing was carried out from submarines, from torpedo tubes built beneath the pier of the test facility, or from a modified vessels.
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[@johnnymac26]

that was brilliant loved the exploding seed pods also what great history cheers for sharing this.

[@gomadgo13]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks :)

[@tanyaroyredcar]

there's thousands of kilos of copper wire along the length of the loch. each torpedo had 2 trailing wires running from it. These were cut when the torpedo was salvaged and it was allowed to sink to the bottom. Used to snag it all the time when 'pirking' for cod

[@gomadgo13]

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