A night spent in the La Rochelle U-boat bunker

mookiemookie · 09-13-11, 10:03 AM

Excellent page documenting a guy's trip to the La Rochelle U-boat bunker. Great pictures!

http://pridian.net/blog/archives/182

Alex · 09-13-11, 11:19 AM

I'm quite surprised they were not thrown out of the bunker.
Little fishing boats and pleasure boats that used it as their base are no more allowed to moor into it since a bit more than 10 years, nor is anyone allowed to enter it without prior permission due to the insecurity of the building.

But at least that night on the roof is one they'll not forget.

Thanks for posting the link, Mookie.

Sailor Steve · 09-13-11, 01:48 PM

Cool find! Thanks, Mark.

Jimbuna · 09-13-11, 03:30 PM

Nice one Mark

nikimcbee · 09-13-11, 05:05 PM

do they (the French) use them for anything? are they just abandoned?

Alex · 09-13-11, 06:54 PM

Brest is still in use by the maritime force, and is a military zone.
Two of the bunkers at Lorient are the home of some shipbuilding companies.
Recently got to hear that the one at Bordeaux is the only thing the city's major got to find for some guys on heroin and that kind of stuff to organise their techno-house-trance parties - walls being so thick, at least the music inside doesn't bother the neighbours around.

Others are abandoned.

09-13-11, 10:03 AM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	A night spent in the La Rochelle U-boat bunker Excellent page documenting a guy's trip to the La Rochelle U-boat bunker. Great pictures! http://pridian.net/blog/archives/182 __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

09-13-11, 11:19 AM	#2
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I'm quite surprised they were not thrown out of the bunker. Little fishing boats and pleasure boats that used it as their base are no more allowed to moor into it since a bit more than 10 years, nor is anyone allowed to enter it without prior permission due to the insecurity of the building. But at least that night on the roof is one they'll not forget. Thanks for posting the link, Mookie. __________________

09-13-11, 01:48 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cool find! Thanks, Mark. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-13-11, 03:30 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nice one Mark __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-13-11, 05:05 PM	#5
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	do they (the French) use them for anything? are they just abandoned? __________________

09-13-11, 06:54 PM	#6
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Brest is still in use by the maritime force, and is a military zone. Two of the bunkers at Lorient are the home of some shipbuilding companies. Recently got to hear that the one at Bordeaux is the only thing the city's major got to find for some guys on heroin and that kind of stuff to organise their techno-house-trance parties - walls being so thick, at least the music inside doesn't bother the neighbours around. Others are abandoned. __________________