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Fermanville Destination Guide
Delve into Fermanville in France
Fermanville in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 1,451 residents is a city in France - some 181 mi or ( 292 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Current time in Fermanville is now 02:40 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Southampton, Portsmouth, London, Cambridge, and Bristol. While being here, make sure to check out Southampton . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Fermanville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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2006 A fond d'cale
Frans liedje uit 2006 opgenomen in Cherbourg Naam van de band: A fond d'cale ..
Tourlaville, plage de Collignon
Marée haute ce Jeudi 04 Mars 2010 ..
Atterrissage 28.mov
ÉCOLE DE PILOTAGE DE L'AÉROCLUB PIQUENOT / LIONCEAU APM 20 ..
Burying the nose from St Vaast to Cherbourg
Rough sea passage on Normandy coast ..
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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 7 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 10 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 11 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 12 km away
Gare Maritime de Cherbourg
Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime Transatlantique was a railway station at the end of the railway line from Paris' Gare Saint-Lazare and of the short branch from Cherbourg's main station.
Located at 49.65 -1.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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