Arsenal de Brest
Type | 194 Shipyard, Navy Base | |
Historical Name of Location | Brest, Bretagne, France | |
Coordinates | 48.386667000, -4.496667000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe French Navy began developing the mouth of the Penfeld River on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600s, and by the 1800s it had become a military port exclusively. During WW1, it served as the main disembarking port for men and supplies arriving from the United States. Several of the French Navy's main warships during the WW2 era, including battleships Richelieu and Dunkerque, were built at Brest during the inter-war years. In 1940, after the German conquest of France, the Germans built a major submarine base at Brest, turning it into one of the key German submarine bases during the Battle of the Atlantic. The Brest Arsenal continued operations after WW2.
ww2dbaseSources:
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Wikipedia
Last Major Update: Aug 2018
Ships Constructed at Arsenal de Brest
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
Bretagne | 1 Jul 1912 | 21 Apr 1913 | 1 Sep 1915 | |||
Duguay-Trouin | 4 Aug 1922 | 14 Aug 1923 | 2 Nov 1926 | |||
Primauguet | 16 Aug 1923 | 21 May 1924 | 1 Apr 1927 | |||
Duquesne | 30 Oct 1924 | 17 Dec 1925 | 6 Dec 1928 | |||
Suffren | 4 Apr 1926 | 3 May 1927 | 1 Jan 1930 | |||
Colbert | 12 Jun 1927 | 20 Apr 1928 | 4 Mar 1931 | |||
Foch | 21 Jun 1928 | 24 Apr 1929 | 15 Aug 1931 | |||
Dupleix | 14 Nov 1929 | 9 Oct 1930 | 7 Jul 1932 | |||
Algérie | 19 Mar 1931 | 21 May 1932 | 15 Sep 1934 | |||
Dunkerque | 24 Dec 1932 | 2 Oct 1935 | 1 May 1937 | |||
Richelieu | 22 Oct 1935 | 17 Jan 1939 | 15 Jul 1940 |
Arsenal de Brest Interactive Map
Arsenal de Brest Timeline
16 Aug 1923 | The keel of Primauguet was laid down at the Arsenal de Brest in France. |
21 May 1924 | Primauguet was launched at the Arsenal de Brest in France. |
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Lat/Long | 48.3867, -4.4967 |
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29 Feb 2020 08:03:36 AM
hello. im looking into finding more information about a lancaster bomber from 83 squadron that crashed into brest harbour 14th august 1944. i hope you can help