Dépôt de munitions de Crombie

DM Crombie est un dépôt de munitions militaire situé dans le Firth of Forth, à West Fife, en Écosse. Le dépôt est situé sur la rive nord de la rivière, au sud du village de Crombie et à l'ouest de Charlestown. Le site a été inauguré en 1916. Il était auparavant connu sous le nom de RNAD Crombie et DMC Crombie. Il est maintenant exploité dans le cadre de l'Agence britannique de stockage et de distribution du ministère de la défense. Le dépôt dispose de deux jetées et d'un chenal d'eau profonde permettant aux navires de guerre de la Royal Navy et aux navires de ravitaillement de la Royal Fleet Auxiliary de s'amarrer pour le réapprovisionnement.

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DM Crombie

Defence Munitions Crombie is a military munitions depot on the upper Firth of Forth in West Fife, Scotland. The depot is located on the north shore of the river, south of the village of Crombie and west of Charlestown. The site commenced operations in 1916. It was formerly known as RNAD Crombie and DMC Crombie. It is now operated as part of the UK's Defence Storage and Distribution Agency. The depot has two jetties and a deep water channel allowing Royal Navy warships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment vessels to moor for resupply. The US Navy operates a cooperative security location (CSL) at the depot which provides logistical capabilities in support of US Navy and allied forces operating in northern Europe. The CSL is administered by Naval Supply Systems Command's Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy.

Crombie, Fife

Crombie is a village in the civil parish of Torryburn, in southwest Fife, Scotland. The village is on the A985 road 3 miles (5 km) west of Dunfermline and is to the south of Cairneyhill, and north-west of Charlestown. On the southern side of the village is Defence Munitions Crombie, a military munitions depot and pier on the upper Firth of Forth.

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Charlestown railway station (ER)

Charlestown (ER) railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1833 to 1863 on the Elgin Railway.

Torryburn

Torryburn (previously called Torry/ Torrie) is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline. It lies in the Bay of Torry in south western Fife. The civil parish has a population of 1,587 (in 2011).

Charlestown, Fife

Charlestown (also known as Charlestown-on-Forth) is a village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, south-east of Crombie and around 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Limekilns, and 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Dunfermline. The village is known for its historic 18th century lime kilns and its Georgian planned housing.