Plaque du Lancastria

Plaque du Lancastria is a memorial in , , . Plaque du Lancastria is situated nearby to the square , as well as near the public building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Église Saint-Nazaire de Saint-Nazaire.

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 540 metres north of Plaque du Lancastria.

Church
Photo: Duch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 280 metres northwest of Plaque du Lancastria.

Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
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. is situated 630 metres northeast of Plaque du Lancastria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer.

Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Plaque du Lancastria.

Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Plaque du Lancastria.

Plaque du Lancastria

Latitude
47.27125° or 47° 16′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.20464° or 2° 12′ 17″ west
Open location code
8CVV7QCW+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5834058102
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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