Normandie dock/Forme Ecluse Joubert at St Nazaire

[jopaerya]

Hello All

I am looking for picture's of the pumphouse at the Normandie dock before the Raid in 1942 ,
looks the whole stone pumphouse recieved a concrete sarcophagus just like the lock-door ??

Photo = Alain Chazette

Regards Jos

[wimve]

Looking at the lock door I am guessing this picture is after the raid.

[jopaerya]

Yes correct Wim , I want to know if the stone building that I have seen, is the same as the building of the pumphouse before the Raid ??

Regards Jos

[wimve]

Well the raid is well documented on the web.
So well that finding real information is a burden.

A little off topic:
But you can have a lucky find:

stock-photo-uboat-kriegsmarine-bunker-construction-cranes-in-saint-nazaire-france-1942-9350-pixpastcom.jpg (239.34 KiB) Viewed 1518 times

[Eax-E]

hello Jos,

I agree with you. Here is a document from my archive with annotation : just and not so empty shell.

I don't have photos of the civilan pump and door machinery station building but some drawing i'll post later.

Regards

[jopaerya]

Thank you very much Arthur

[patrick fleuridas]

Hi,

Yes, very very interesting drawing, and for me unknow. Thank you Arthur.

patrick

[jopaerya]

Before the Campbeltown exploded the pumphouse was stil intact , Regards Jos

Looks a coloured BaMa picture .

[Jihem]

Here’s the « forme Joubert » in 1932, while launching of the « Normandie », and look at the size of the lock gate :
source : « Opération Chariot - Saint-Nazaire 1942 » (Jean-Charles stasi-2014-coop breizh)

[jopaerya]

Thanks Jihem

[dirk Peeters]

Merci Jacques

wonderful pictures

[dirk Peeters]

another one before the raid in 1942

Dirk

[Jihem]

Nice Dirk

According to the caption, drawing from french Resistance to british secret services of the pump station devices, which was of the upmost importance for the training of the demolition squads of “Chariot” (same source as above) :

[dirk Peeters]

This picture is after the war ....

[jopaerya]

You see also the Schleuzenbunker on the left