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Discover Morsalines in France

Morsalines in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 212 habitants is a town located in France - some 172 mi or ( 278 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Morsalines is now 07:11 AM (Monday) . 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: Portsmouth, London, Cambridge, Bristol, and Bournemouth. When in this area, you might want to check out Portsmouth . 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 Morsalines ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hoisting a boat from the harbour in St-Vaast-la-Hogue

2:14 min by Fred Triep
Views: 1873 Rating: 5.00

This video shows, how a boat has been hoisted from the water of the harbour in the village St-Vaast-la-Hogue (Normandie) ..

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2:58 min by AnnAndRuthCruise
Views: 84 Rating: 5.00

Queen Mary 2 - around the British Isles to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the QM2. Shore excursion - Saire Valley, La Manche, Normandy, France - Arriving in St Vaast La Hougue. ..


Cross Channel Voyage

2:04 min by Richard Lear
Views: 71 Rating: 0.00

August bank holiday weekend sail to St Vaast - France Crew: Peter Harper (Skipper) Roy Bowyer Chris Heath Richard Lear On Liberty Bell Shot and edited on iPhone ..

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1:25 min by AnnAndRuthCruise
Views: 38 Rating: 0.00

Queen Mary 2 - around the British Isles to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the QM2. Shore excursion - Saire Valley, La Manche, Normandy, France - Arriving in St Vaast La Hougue. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tatihou

Tatihou is an island of Normandy in France with an area of 290,000 square metres. It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula just off the coast near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. It is almost uninhabited, and is usually reached by amphibious boat although, being a tidal island, it is also possible at low tide to walk there over the local oyster beds. Access to the island is limited to 500 visitors per day.

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Located at 49.59 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Manche, Islands of France, Islands of Normandy

Azeville Airfield

Azeville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Azeville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

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Located at 49.48 -1.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Crisbecq Battery

The Crisbecq battery, also called Marcouf Battery, was a World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French village of Saint-Marcouf in the department of Manche in the north-east of Cotentin peninsula in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. Although constructed and manned initially by the Kriegsmarine, the battery was later transferred to the German army.

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Located at 49.48 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Manche, Fortification in France, Military history of France during World War II, Military history of Normandy, Museums in Manche, World War II museums in France

USS Rich (DE-695)

USS Rich (DE-695) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship named in honor of Lieutenant (j.g. ) Ralph M. Rich (1916–1942) who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off Enterprise during the Battle of Midway.

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Located at 49.52 -1.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1943 ships, Buckley-class destroyer escorts, Maritime incidents in 1944, Operation Overlord, Ships built in Michigan, Ships sunk by mines, United States Navy North Dakota-related ships, World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel

USS PC-1261

USS PC-1261 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She is notable for being the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, when she was hit by shellfire from German shore batteries.

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Located at 49.50 -1.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1943 ships, Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune, Maritime incidents in 1944, PC-461-class submarine chasers, Ships built in Wisconsin, World War II patrol vessels of the United States, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel