Submarine base of Brest
Submarine base of Brest is a bunker in Brest, Finistère, Brittany. Submarine base of Brest is situated nearby to Csam Section Plongée, as well as near the military installation Centre d’instruction naval.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bunker
- Description: German submarine base in France during WWII
- Also known as: “Base sous-marine” and “Brest U-Boot base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portzic Lighthouse and Fort de Portzic.
Portzic Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres tall octagonal tower. Portzic Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km southwest of Submarine base of Brest.
Fort de Portzic
Fort
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Portzic was built near the town of Brest by Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. It faces the pointe des Espagnols and was improved and enlarged over time, since it formed the town's last and innermost defence. Fort de Portzic is situated 1½ km southwest of Submarine base of Brest.
Église Notre-Dame de Kerbonne
Church
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Kerbonne is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Submarine base of Brest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Porte Caffarelli.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
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Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb.
Jean Bart Gate
Locality
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Jean Bart Gate is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Submarine base of Brest.
Submarine base of Brest
- Categories: submarine base, building, and historic site
- Location: Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.36676° or 48° 22′ 0″ northLongitude
-4.52203° or 4° 31′ 19″ westOpen location code
8CWQ9F8H+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 42577074OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunkerWikidata ID
Q2886654
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Russian—“Submarine base of Brest” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bazenn listri-spluj Brest”
- Breton: “Bon splujerezioù”
- French: “base sous-marine de Brest”
- French: “Base sous-marine de brest”
- French: “Base sous-marine de Brest”
- German: “U-Boot-Bunker Brest”
- German: “U-Boot-Reparaturwerft Brest”
- Italian: “base sommergibili di Brest”
- Italian: “Base sommergibili di Brest”
- Japanese: “ブレスト潜水艦基地”
- Russian: “База субмарин в Бресте”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Csam Section Plongée and Centre d’instruction naval.
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