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Saint-Nazaire submarine base | |
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Saint-Nazaire in France | |
![]() Saint-Nazaire submarine base, April 1942 | |
Coordinates | 47°16′30″N 2°12′9″W / 47.27500°N 2.20250°W |
Type | Submarine pen |
Site information | |
Owner | ![]() |
Operator | ![]() |
Site history | |
Built | February 1941 June 1941 | –
Built by | Organisation Todt |
In use | June 1941 May 1945 | –
Materials | Reinforced concrete, steel |
Fate | museum |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 6th U-boat Flotilla 7th U-boat Flotilla |
Escal'Atlantic |
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied Saint-Nazaire, France.