HMS Gannet

HMS Gannet is a forward operating base of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located at , in Scotland. The facility was previously also known as Royal Naval Air Station Prestwick before it was downsized in 2001.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mark Harkin, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: Search and rescue operation based at Prestwick in Scotland
  • Also known as: “HMS Gannet (stone frigate)” and “HMS Gannet SAR Flight”
  • Address: Tarbolton Road, Prestwick

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Macrae Monument.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an serving the west of Scotland, situated one nautical mile northeast of the town of , and 32 miles southwest of , Scotland.

Monument
Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
James Macrae was most likely born in the parish of and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the governor of Fort St George and in 1725 governor of the Madras Presidency, modern-day . is situated 2,400 feet northwest of HMS Gannet.

Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves , near the town of , , . The station is 37+3⁄4 miles south west of , on the Ayrshire Coast Line. is situated 1¼ miles west of HMS Gannet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monkton and Prestwick.

Village
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is a small town in the parish of and Prestwick in , Scotland. The town of is around 1+1⁄2 miles south of the village, and it borders upon .

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in on the Clyde coast of Scotland, with a population of 14,880 in 2020. It became a beach and golf resort in Victorian times, but is best known for its airport.

Village
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small Scottish village north of and east of . It lies on the B7035 east of the A77. is situated 2 miles south of HMS Gannet.

HMS Gannet

Latitude
55.51478° or 55° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.58498° or 4° 35′ 6″ west
Operator
Royal Navy
Open location code
9C7QGC78+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1081886107
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q5632546
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