u-boat pens on Google earth

Joe S · 09-07-06, 09:08 PM

Has anyone been able to locate WWII u-boat pens on Google Earth? I have not been able to find any, but I am sure they are out there. Joe S

Torvald Von Mansee · 09-08-06, 12:57 AM

That's a cool idea.

Captain Strangelove · 09-08-06, 02:16 AM

Good morning.

Try it with the following search:

- Penfeld, Brest, France
- Bassin de Saint Nazaire, St. Nazaire, France.

I just have Google maps at the office, so I don't get the highest resolution. But what I can see looks similar to what I remember.

Cheers

Kai

Saukko · 09-08-06, 02:53 AM

Brest, France.
Is this an U-boat pen? At least there are a lot of warships there.

kylania · 09-08-06, 03:03 AM

Found two good ones:

Brest, France

and

Bremen, Germany

There was a whole list of good ones as well, but some dumb moderated deleted them saying dupe link but didn't bother to list the correct link.

There are some exceptionally high res view of modern day Kiel as well.

STEED · 09-08-06, 05:21 AM

There is a Osprey book on this subject here's the link.

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/titl...=S5562~ser=FOR

The link is a bit slow so here's the details.

Quote:

U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45
(Fortress 3)

Author: Gordon Williamson
Illustrator: Ian Palmer

US Price: $16.95
UK Price: £11.50
Canadian Price: $23.95

Availability: In stock

Paperback; February 19 2003; 64 pages; ISBN: 1841765562

About this book
Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France. This title takes a close look at the formidable edifices on the French coast (Brest, Lorient, St Nazaire, La Pallice, Bordeaux) in Norway (Bergen, Trondheim) and Germany (Keil, Hamburg, Helgoland) and also focuses on the huge 'Valentin' factory complex at Bremen, which manufactured the new type XXI electro-boats. Bunker protective systems, such as camouflage, light and heavy flak installations and nearby air cover, are also examined as well as resident flotillas and the fate of the bases at war's end.

Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index

09-07-06, 09:08 PM	#1
Joe S XO Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 409 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	u-boat pens on Google earth Has anyone been able to locate WWII u-boat pens on Google Earth? I have not been able to find any, but I am sure they are out there. Joe S

09-08-06, 12:57 AM	#2
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	That's a cool idea. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

09-08-06, 03:03 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Found two good ones: Brest, France and Bremen, Germany There was a whole list of good ones as well, but some dumb moderated deleted them saying dupe link but didn't bother to list the correct link. There are some exceptionally high res view of modern day Kiel as well. __________________ Last edited by kylania; 09-08-06 at 03:08 AM.

09-08-06, 02:16 AM	#3
Captain Strangelove Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Landsberg am Lech, Germany Posts: 53 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Good morning. Try it with the following search: - Penfeld, Brest, France - Bassin de Saint Nazaire, St. Nazaire, France. I just have Google maps at the office, so I don't get the highest resolution. But what I can see looks similar to what I remember. Cheers Kai

09-08-06, 02:53 AM	#4
Saukko Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 136 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Brest, France. Is this an U-boat pen? At least there are a lot of warships there.