47°43′39″N 3°22′03″W / 47.72750°N 3.36750°W
Lorient Submarine Base | |
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Lorient, France | |
![]() KIII submarine pens at Lorient | |
Coordinates | 47°43′45″N 3°22′13″W / 47.72917°N 3.37028°W |
Type | Submarine base |
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Site history | |
Built | 1941-43 |
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Lorient Submarine Base was a submarine naval base located in Lorient, France. It was built in 1941 by the German Kriegsmarine, and was continued to be enlarged until 1943. After the German defeat it was used by the French Navy. It was decommissioned in 1995 and converted to civilian use.