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English: Harbour at Kyle of Lochalsh RMAS Melton A83 and RSC 7713 moored at the BUTEC pier.

RMAS Melton A83 is a Clovelly Class Stores Lighter vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS). It was built at R. Dunston, Hessle.

BUTEC - The British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre is operated on behalf of the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence by QinetiQ, the defence contractor created through privatisation of parts of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in 2001.

The centre at the Kyle of Lochalsh is the main jetty and storage facility for the testing ranges around Skye such as in the Inner Sound with facilities at Applecross and the Sounds of Raasay. BUTEC is used for torpedo and sonar trials.
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Camera location57° 16′ 50″ N, 5° 42′ 20″ W  Heading=247° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location57° 16′ 46″ N, 5° 42′ 31″ W  Heading=247° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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