Normandie Dock

France / Pays-de-la-Loire / Saint-Nazaire /
 construction firm / organisation, lock (water navigation), shipyard
The drydock in which the SS Normandie was constructed and the target of Operation Chariot. The seaside gates was rammed by the HMS Campbeltown, which then exploded and severely damaged the gates, redering them useless until 1947.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nazaire_Raid
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Coordinates:   47°16'38"N   2°11'50"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago