French submarine Flore
Flore was a Daphné-class submarine of the French Navy. Launched in 1960, it was in service from 1964 to 1989, primarily operating in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2010, Flore has been used as a museum ship at the Lorient Submarine Base.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: 1960 Daphné-class submarine
- Also known as: “Flore” and “La Flore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flore submarine, Submarine Discovery Centre and Cité de la voile Éric Tabarly.
Flore submarine, Submarine Discovery Centre
Museum
Flore submarine, Submarine Discovery Centre is a museum.
Cité de la voile Éric Tabarly
Museum
Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cité de la voile Éric Tabarly is a museum, which is situated 190 metres northwest of French submarine Flore.
Crapaud
Disaster remains
Photo: Avel-Breizh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crapaud is a disaster remains, which is situated 460 metres south of French submarine Flore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larmor-Plage and Lorient.
Larmor-Plage
Village
Photo: Jackmame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larmor-Plage is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Locmiquélic
Village
Photo: Lepsyleon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Locmiquélic is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
French submarine Flore
- Categories: attack submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.72995° or 47° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.37187° or 3° 22′ 19″ westInception
1960Open location code
8CVRPJHH+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 256239444OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3073855
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Japanese—“French submarine Flore” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Flore”
- French: “Flore (S645)”
- French: “Flore”
- French: “Sous marin FLORE”
- Japanese: “フロール”
- “Flore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terre-plein Jacques Stosskopf and Hydrophone.
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