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Cosqueville Destination Guide
Delve into Cosqueville in France
Cosqueville in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 501 residents is located in France - some 179 mi or ( 288 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Cosqueville is now 01:27 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Southampton, Portsmouth, London, Cambridge, and Bristol. While being here, you might want to check out Southampton . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cosqueville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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ÉCOLE DE PILOTAGE DE L'AÉROCLUB PIQUENOT / LIONCEAU APM 20 ..
Burying the nose from St Vaast to Cherbourg
Rough sea passage on Normandy coast ..
Mit der Ente durch Frankreich
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Jolie Normandie : le cap Lévy.
F-BXEO, Robin de l'aéroclub Piquenot survole le phare du Cap Lévy, le 26 avril 2010... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
German auxiliary cruiser Komet
Komet (HSK-7) was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider. Known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 45, to the Royal Navy she was Raider B. She was sunk by British motor torpedo boats in October 1942.
Located at 49.73 -1.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
SS Leopoldville (1929)
The Belgian transport ship SS Leopoldville, an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, was struck by a torpedo fired from U-486 in the English Channel approximately five miles from the coast of Cherbourg, France, on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1944, less than five months before the end of the war in Europe. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died.
Located at 49.75 -1.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
French submarine Prométhée (Q153)
Prométhée (Q153) was a French Redoutable class submarine. The submarine sank while on trials near Cap Lévi, off Cherbourg, France, killing 62 men.
Located at 49.81 -1.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Cherbourg Harbour
Cherbourg Harbour (French rade de Cherbourg; literally, the roadstead of Cherbourg), a harbour in France, is the largest artificial harbour in the world, with a surface area of around 1,500 hectares. Historically it has been used for mercantile shipping as well as a naval base. It was begun in 1783, with its central harbour wall was completed in 1853 - this was 3.64 km long, an average of 100m wide at its base and an average of 12 m wide at its top, and sited 4 km from the coast.
Located at 49.66 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Cité de la Mer
The Cité de la Mer ("city of the sea") is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today.
Located at 49.65 -1.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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