Lorient Submarine Base

47°43′39″N 3°22′03″W / 47.72750°N 3.36750°W / 47.72750; -3.36750

Lorient Submarine Base
Lorient, France
KIII submarine pens at Lorient
Lorient Submarine Base is located in Lorient
Lorient Submarine Base
Lorient Submarine Base
Coordinates47°43′45″N 3°22′13″W / 47.72917°N 3.37028°W / 47.72917; -3.37028
TypeSubmarine base
Site information
Owner Nazi Germany (1941–1945)

 France (1945–Present)

Site history
Built1941-43
Built by Nazi Germany

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.


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