How Scottish independence could reshape Royal Navy basing

How might Scottish independence affect the Royal Navy?

Submarine basing and some ship construction would probably move south, increasing the importance of Devonport, Portsmouth, Southampton, Cammell Laird, and possibly Belfast.

Independence would make the location of strategic bases and yards a practical force-structure problem. In this projection, submarine facilities would move rapidly to southern Britain and English yards would receive more construction work, with Harland and Wolff in Belfast another possible beneficiary. The answer is a broad forecast rather than a detailed basing plan.