Normandie dock/Forme Ecluse Joubert at St Nazaire

[wimve]

Nice pictures indeed.

But the pumphouse and gate building where destroyed in the attack with the campbeltown. On the after war pictures we see them back.
So when did the french demolish the two bunkers and rebuild these building in the same old style ?

Here a high res picture from wiki:

[patrick fleuridas]

Hi,

Not precise info for date, but in 1946, the gate-bunker and pump-bunker build by german are destroyed.
Patrick

[wimve]

Hi,
Not precise info for date, but in 1946, the gate-bunker and pump-bunker build by german are destroyed.
Patrick

I guess you mean demolished ?
After all, the french wanted their lock back in working order.

[jopaerya]

Hello All

According to the Ebay caption this should be the Normandie-dock , but I thought it had no knick in the bassin ??

Regards Jos

[Jihem]

Hello Jos

Probably wrong caption. It doesn't look like forme-écluse Joubert, and the lanscape looks different.
The background sems too much high.

[jopaerya]

Flakstand 70 just after the Raid on St Nazaire with a 3.7 cm S.K.C/30 ( NARA )

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

From NARA

[Jihem]

From the Normandy Dock, launching of ocean liner "France", on may 11th 1960.
On the left can be seen Nz 108, the oil park, and on the right, in the close-up, a technical bunker :

[patrick fleuridas]

Hi,

This technical bunker is still in place today. Survivor !!!
Patrick

[wimve]

Nice pictures !
Merci beaucoup.

But technical bunker for what ?

[patrick fleuridas]

Hi,

I think for the distribution of electric current, for handling equipment: crane

[jopaerya]

A German map from the NARA of the Operation Chariot , Regards Jos