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Rangrais Destination Guide
Explore Rangrais in France
Rangrais in the region of Pays de la Loire is a town in France - some 242 mi or ( 389 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Rangrais is now 05:18 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vannes, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Marc, Saint-Brieuc, and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vannes . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rangrais ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
NCL's Norwegian Epic - Finishing Touches CruiseGuy.com
Here's your first look at Norwegian Cruise Line's "brand new" Norwegian Epic. This is NCL's largest cruise ship yet. It will be an entertainment mecca with lots of very cool innovations and surprises. ..
Chantiers navals de Saint-Nazaire
Montage photos sur les Chantiers navals de Saint-Nazaire ..
Hippodrome de Pornichet, visite guidée
L'Hippodrome de Pornichet, c'est aussi un espace dédié à de nombreux événements. Visite guidée avec Roxane TARAUD-BAUMAL, Directrice de la SEM Pornichet Evénements. En savoir plus www.hippodrome-porni ..
Sales tongs - Nicky Larson Cover
Live at the VIP - St Nazaire (France) Jan 31st 2009 Cover of Bernard Minet's theme song for Nicky Larson. Sorry for the awful sound quality - Blame it on the drummer ! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gare de Saint-Nazaire
The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the French town and port of Saint-Nazaire. Designed by Noel Lemaresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1995 in anticipation of the arrival of the LGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway. Located to the north of the town, to make access easier there is a bridge linking the station to the main town centre.
Located at 47.29 -2.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
RMS Lancastria
RMS Lancastria (later HMT Lancastria) was a British Cunard liner commandeered by the UK Government for war, sunk on 17 June 1940 during World War II with the loss of over 4,000 lives, possibly many more. It is the greatest ever loss of life in the sinking of a single British ship, claiming more lives than the combined losses of the RMS Titanic and RMS Lusitania. It had also the death toll for UK forces in a single engagement in the whole of World War II.
Located at 47.17 -2.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War. The operation was undertaken by the Royal Navy and British Commandos under the auspices of Combined Operations Headquarters on 28 March 1942.
Located at 47.27 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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