Rosyth

Rosyth (Gaelic: Ros Saoithe ) is a large village on the Firth of Forth, on Scotland's east coast, 1.6 km south of Dunfermline, Fife, and about 19 km north- west of Edinburgh. It belongs to the Scottish County Dunfermline and West Fife. The port offered by the end of 2011, the only direct ferry service from Scotland to mainland Europe; the port of arrival was Zeebrugge. The operating company Norfolkline / DFDS Seaways has discontinued the line.

Marine

The area is known for its large shipyard, which was built in 1909. The town itself was laid out as a garden city and should initially accommodate the construction and shipyard workers. The shipyard is now about 5 square kilometers in size, a large part of this area has been generated during construction through land reclamation. The Rosyth naval base was closed in 1994, so no ships of the Royal Navy are more based in Rosyth. The corresponding shipyard was privatized at all as the first shipyard of the Royal Navy in 1997 and bought by Babcock International Group. Rosyth, however, continues to be the primary shipyard for maintenance, repair and modernization work of the British fleet. It is also planned to carry out the final production of the new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth Class here.

In January 2007, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that there were considerations to close the Naval Base Portsmouth due to the reduction of the fleet and instead reopen the base Rosyth as a cheaper alternative. However, in July 2007, the Ministry of Defence announced that these plans are not pursued.