Saint-Nazaire Base, France
From series “Famous Abandoned Military Bases and Forts”Year: 1943.
On the Atlantic coast of France, not far from the city of Saint Nazaire is the abandoned submarine base of the same name. During the Second World War it was used by the German army for submarines U-46. The military base was built in occupied France in 1943. At the time of construction, Saint Nazaire was one of the largest underwater complexes. Its length was 300 meters, the width is 130 meters. The area of the military complex was 39000 square meters. For the construction of the base, 480 thousand cubic meters of concrete have been used.
The impressive military complex was gradually abandoned after the war and remained unaffected until 1994. In 1995, the project 'Ville-Port' began to convert the former military base into a museum complex at the initiative of the authorities of Saint Nazaire.
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