French submarine Espadon

Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 1958 Narval-class submarine
  • Also known as: “Espadon” and “Sous-Marin Espadon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Les Trois Pierres dolmen.

Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied , France. is situated 290 metres west of French submarine Espadon.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 710 metres northwest of French submarine Espadon.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 700 metres southwest of French submarine Espadon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

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is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near in western .

Town
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is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 4 km southeast of French submarine Espadon.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort in , situated in the commune of . It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. is situated 7 km southwest of French submarine Espadon.

French submarine Espadon

Latitude
47.27536° or 47° 16′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.19892° or 2° 11′ 56″ west
Open location code
8CVV7RG2+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2372996119
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5502653
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Persian—“French submarine Espadon” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Lestr-spluj Espadon”
  • Finnish: “Espadon”
  • French: “Espadon (S637)”
  • French: “Espadon”
  • French: “S637”
  • French: “sous-marin Espadon”
  • German: “Espadon”
  • Persian: “زیردریایی اسپادون (اس۶۳۷)”
  • Persian: “زیردریایی اسپادون”
  • “Espadon”

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Highlights include EOL Centre éolien and Écluse Fortifiée.

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