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Saint-Nazaire Destination Guide

Discover Saint-Nazaire in France

Saint-Nazaire in the region of Pays de la Loire with its 67,054 habitants is a town located in France - some 236 mi or ( 380 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Saint-Nazaire

Local time in Saint-Nazaire is now 04:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vannes, Trignac, Saint-Pere-en-Retz, Saint-Nazaire, and Saint-Brieuc. When in this area, you might want to check out Vannes . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saint-Nazaire ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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msc divina cruise ship

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msc divina built at saint nazaire france ..

Gala Temps danse 2012 - Remix mokobé (moderne confirmé)

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Gala Temps danse 2012 - Remix mokobé (moderne confirmé) ..


Sonic Youth - Eric's trip - live 09 08 2008 Les Escales

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Sonic Youth - Eric's trip Live 09 08 2008 at Les Escales (St Nazaire - France) Camera moves a lot, so was the crowd ;-) ..

2008 Sub Pens at Saint Nazaire

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Graham and I couldn't resist seeing the Saint Nazaire sub pens on our homeward journey from Carnac. The Germans built them so well that demolition is prohibitively expensive. German engineers perfecte ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Louis Joubert Lock

The Louis Joubert Lock (French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert) also known as the Normandie Dock, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, in Loire-Atlantique northwestern France.

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Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Drydocks, Locks of France, Saint-Nazaire

USS Buchanan (DD-131)

USS Buchanan (DD-131), named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown (I42). She was destroyed during the St. Nazaire Raid: at 1:34 on 28 March 1942, loaded with four tons of amatol explosive, the ship rammed the gates of the Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert dry dock.

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Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1919 ships, Ships built in Maine, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Netherlands Navy, Shipwrecks of the Biscay coast, Wickes-class destroyers, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

HMS Campbeltown (I42)

HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally US destroyer USS Buchanan, and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown became one of the most famous of these ships when she was used in the St. Nazaire Raid in 1942.

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Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1919 ships, Ships built in Maine, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Netherlands Navy, Shipwrecks of the Biscay coast, Town-class destroyers converted from Wickes-class destroyers, Town-class destroyers of the Royal Navy, Town-class destroyers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, World War II destroyers of the Netherlands, World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Saint-Nazaire submarine base

The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is a large fortified U-boat pen built by the Germans during the Second World War in Saint Nazaire. It is one of the five large submarine bases built by the Third Reich in Occupied France.

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Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique, Maritime museums in France, Museums in Loire-Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Chantiers de l'Atlantique, is a Saint-Nazaire, France based shipyard; which forms part of the STX France SA business unit, majority owned by STX Europe with a 66.6% stake and the balance 33.34% held by the French state. It is one of the world's largest shipyards, and built the iconic ocean liner the RMS Queen Mary 2. The shipyard owned by Alstom since 1984, became part of Aker Yards when Aker Group acquired the Alstom Marine business in 2006.

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Located at 47.28 -2.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1861 establishments in France, Aker Group, Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Shipyards of France

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