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USS Buchanan (DD-131)

USS Buchanan (DD-131), named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown (I42). She was destroyed during the St. Nazaire Raid: at 1:34 on 28 March 1942, loaded with four tons of amatol explosive, the ship rammed the gates of the Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert dry dock.

Located at 47.2761, -2.19694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wickes-class destroyers, Ships built in Maine, 1919 ships, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Netherlands Navy, Shipwrecks of the Biscay coast, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

HMS Campbeltown (I42)

HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally US destroyer USS Buchanan, and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown became one of the most famous of these ships when she was used in the St. Nazaire Raid in 1942.

Located at 47.2761, -2.19694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ships built in Maine, 1919 ships, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy, Town-class destroyers of the Royal Navy, Town-class destroyers converted from Wickes-class destroyers, World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom, Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Netherlands Navy, Town-class destroyers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, World War II destroyers of the Netherlands, Shipwrecks of the Biscay coast, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Chantiers de l'Atlantique, is a Saint-Nazaire, France based shipyard; which forms part of the STX France SA business unit, majority owned by STX Europe with a 66.6% stake and the balance 33.34% held by the French state. It is one of the world's largest shipyards, and built the iconic ocean liner the RMS Queen Mary 2. The shipyard owned by Alstom since 1984, became part of Aker Yards when Aker Group acquired the Alstom Marine business in 2006.

Located at 47.2831, -2.1886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Shipyards of France, Aker Group, Saint-Nazaire, 1861 establishments in France, Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique

Saint-Nazaire Bridge

The Saint-Nazaire bridge (French: Le pont de Saint-Nazaire) is a Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Loire river and linking Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, Brittany, France.

Located at 47.2786, -2.16588 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Saint-Nazaire, Cable-stayed bridges in France, Bridges completed in 1974, Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique, Transport in Pays de la Loire

Louis Joubert Lock

The Louis Joubert Lock (French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert) also known as the Normandie Dock, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, in Loire-Atlantique northwestern France.

Located at 47.278, -2.1978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Saint-Nazaire, Locks of France, Drydocks

Gare de Saint-Nazaire

The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the French town and port of Saint-Nazaire. Designed by Noel Lemaresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1995 in anticipation of the arrival of the LGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway. Located to the north of the town, to make access easier there is a bridge linking the station to the main town centre.

Located at 47.2866, -2.21171 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Saint-Nazaire, Railway stations in Pays de la Loire, Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique

Saint-Nazaire submarine base

The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is a large fortified U-boat pen built by the Germans during the Second World War in Saint Nazaire. It is one of the five large submarine bases built by the Third Reich in Occupied France.

Located at 47.2758, -2.2025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Saint-Nazaire, Buildings and structures in Loire-Atlantique, Museums in Loire-Atlantique, Maritime museums in France