Cherbourg Naval Base

Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813.
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  • Naval base
  • Description: naval base in Cherbourg, France
  • Also known as
    “arsenal de Chebourg”
    “Chebourg arsenal”
    “Port militaire - Arsenal de Cherbourg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cité de la Mer.
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Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cherbourg Naval Base.
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The is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cherbourg Naval Base.
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Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cherbourg Naval Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Octeville and Querqueville.
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Cherbourg Naval Base.
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is a former commune in the department in north-western . is situated 4½ km west of Cherbourg Naval Base.
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is a commune in the department in in north-western . is situated 5 km southwest of Cherbourg Naval Base.

Cherbourg Naval Base

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Latitude
49.65302° or 49° 39′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.63249° or 1° 37′ 57″ west
Open location code
8CXWM939+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 984780191
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­naval_base
Wiki­data ID
Q3398673

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Japanese—“Cherbourg Naval Base” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cherbourgeko portu militarra”
  • Catalan: “Arsenal de Cherbourg”
  • Chinese: “瑟堡兵工廠”
  • Chinese: “瑟堡军港”
  • Chinese: “瑟堡海軍基地”
  • Chinese: “瑟堡軍港”
  • Chinese: “瑟堡造船廠”
  • Dutch: “Cherbourg Naval Base”
  • Finnish: “Arsenal de Cherbourg”
  • French: “Arsenal de Cherbourg”
  • French: “port militaire de Cherbourg”
  • French: “Port militaire de cherbourg”
  • French: “Port militaire de Cherbourg”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס הצי הצרפתי בשרבור”
  • Italian: “Arsenale di Cherbourg”
  • Japanese: “シェルブール海軍基地”

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