Scottish Submarine Centre

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The Scottish Submarine Centre (SSC) is a submarine naval museum in west Scotland.

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History

It opened on 11 November 2017. [1] [2]

Structure

It is situated on the A818.

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Coordinates: 56°00′19″N4°44′01″W / 56.00532°N 4.73354°W / 56.00532; -4.73354