The Uboat pens at Lorient and St.Nazaire

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

With the fall of France, Donitz moved many of his Uboat bases to the Atlantic coast, building massive concrete pens to house his submarines. These pens were impervious to Allied bombing and most remain intact to this day.

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8 Responses to The Uboat pens at Lorient and St.Nazaire

  1. leonardbullhock says:
    May 18, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    thanks my man, all the best

  2. scapa6 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    hi len
    the bar is little changed and structually the pens remain the same. you can go on a tour of the Lorient pens,mostly in the summer, but that might have changed.
    peter

  3. scapa6 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    hi len
    the bar is little changed and structually the pens remain the same. you can go on a tour of them,mostly in the summer, but that might have changed.
    peter

  4. leonardbullhock says:
    May 18, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Outstanding! Thats good to know. I`m guessing you`ve been in? Has it changed much from the 40s? I mean structurally? Sorry to ask all the questions but is there a tour of any of the pens or that? Thanks again for uploading

  5. scapa6 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Hi len,
    yes you can.
    peter

  6. leonardbullhock says:
    May 18, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Good video. I`m hoping to visit and see them. Can you have a drink or eat at the margaret bar?

  7. scapa6 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    glad you enjoyed it. you should go take a look.
    scapa6

  8. oldfart387 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Thanks for a great video. I never thought about where they kept them.