Normandie dry dock
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The Normandie dry dock was a massive naval repair facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, and a strategic target in World War II because it was one of the few docks capable of servicing Germany’s largest battleships.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry dock
ⓘ
naval repair facility ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bassin de Saint-Nazaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forme Joubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedByVessel | HMS Campbeltown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackMethod | explosive-laden destroyer ramming the dock gates ⓘ |
| consideredStrategicTargetBy |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French merchant fleet ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledDuring | German occupation of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Operation Chariot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1942-03-28 ⓘ |
| designedCapacity | to accommodate the largest ships afloat at the time of construction ⓘ |
| designedToService |
SS Normandie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
large ocean liners ⓘ |
| heritage | important site in naval and World War II history ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Loire-Atlantique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Nazaire harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Loire estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | SS Normandie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the few docks capable of servicing German battleship Bismarck
ⓘ
being one of the few docks capable of servicing German battleship Tirpitz ⓘ |
| operator | Port of Saint-Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | port infrastructure of Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| purposeOfAttack |
to deny the dock to German capital ships
ⓘ
to prevent Tirpitz from using the dock ⓘ |
| significance | major Allied objective in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| statusAfterRaid | put out of action for the remainder of World War II ⓘ |
| strategicUse |
repair and maintenance of large merchant ships
ⓘ
repair and maintenance of large warships ⓘ |
| targetedBy |
British Commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedIn | St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fitting-out of large liners
ⓘ
maintenance of propulsion systems ⓘ major hull repairs ⓘ |
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