A small but interesting site featuring Lorient.

3Jane · 04-04-07, 06:02 AM

http://www.historyarticles.com/wolves_2.htm

or perhaps take in a guided tour:
http://www.blavet.co.uk/keroman%20su...%20lorient.htm

Mush Martin · 04-04-07, 06:10 AM

Nice find

Brag · 04-04-07, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mush Martin

Nice find

Very interesting!

Iron Budokan · 04-04-07, 08:43 AM

This was cool, thanks for the link!

Jimbuna · 04-04-07, 09:22 AM

Cool site...thanks for sharing

Sailor Steve · 04-04-07, 11:03 AM

I agree; nice stuff!

3Jane · 04-06-07, 07:03 PM

I would love to find actual pictures of this operation, but so far no luck:

Quote: Assembled on site were never-before imagined or attempted marine tilting turntables. Gigantic positioning traversers would move 1,763-ton Type IXB U-boats from pier side to open pen in one hour.

04-04-07, 06:02 AM	#1
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A small but interesting site featuring Lorient. http://www.historyarticles.com/wolves_2.htm or perhaps take in a guided tour: http://www.blavet.co.uk/keroman%20su...%20lorient.htm __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

04-04-07, 06:10 AM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Nice find __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

04-04-07, 08:43 AM	#4
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	This was cool, thanks for the link! __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

04-04-07, 09:22 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Cool site...thanks for sharing __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I agree; nice stuff! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-06-07, 07:03 PM	#7
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would love to find actual pictures of this operation, but so far no luck: Quote: Assembled on site were never-before imagined or attempted marine tilting turntables. Gigantic positioning traversers would move 1,763-ton Type IXB U-boats from pier side to open pen in one hour. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)