St Naziare U boat pens and Fangrost roof. france . movie
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2020
- 3 of 3 U boat pens. From the capitulation of france in 1940, the Germans started to construct a series of massive concrete U boat pens along the west coast of France, in order to patrol the Atlantic Ocean, and stop the shipping of goods to the UK , so that they could starve us out of the war. In this movie, I visit The St. Nazaire U boat pens, with its fortified Lock/Dock and the magnificant Fangrost roof, which the allies found it impossible to penetrate. I also touch on Operation Chariot. The plan to blow up the Normandy dry dock, so that the Battleships Bismark and Tirpits couldn`t dock here for repairs. Deemed the greatest raid by the british, in world war two. ( i did plan on doing a seperate movie on this raid, but recorded the wrong dock !.. I will have to return. ) Thanks for watching !!
Many thanks for google snapshots.
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More info on St. Nazaire.wiki
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-N...
The French Sub. Espadon Museum ( at the rear of the Fortified Lock/Dock)
www.nantes-tourisme.com/en/mu...
Operation Chariot The raid on the Normandy dock.wiki
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Naza...
a short video on the Dry dock raid, told by Jeremy Clarkson
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Your explanation of the roof design is really fascinating and very clever, thank you.
Thank you. Its a fascinating roof design indeed. Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
9:05 there's Critter in there! Love from Long Island NY, new Sub
Most informative. Thank you very much.
Morning Jamie. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad that you liked it. Billy 😊
Thanks a lot for elaborating on the construction design and the context of WW II bunker busting technology which otherwise would just look like megalomania in massing material.
I wonder if there is a difference in concrete mixture and steel reinforcement to, say Cold War 'council housings' from which follows a difference in erosion.
Surfaces of the bunker clearly already expose steel bars, but there doesn't seem to be concern about a potential collapse of the wide, flat ceilings or tall walls when setting up shop within the site...
Hi Christoph. That's a good question. I wouldn't have a clue on ratio mixes back in the forties, compared to the cold war era. I'm assuming that the local authorities had done extensive research into the U boat pen, and its strength. If you get the chance to pay a visit, then you can see for yourself. Very little erosion indeed. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
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I just notice the contrast in durability with TV images of collapsing buildings - and considering the weight involved in WW II fortifications, I expected 'intuitively' a 'runaway' erosion effect.
This video doesn't anwer the question, either, but hints that the mixture appears to be a relevant factor, indeed (concrete construction was actually a _lost technology_ during the 'dark ages' after the decline of the Roman Empire).
('Hot seawater strengthens Roman concrete')
czcams.com/video/ikH6Vmb0pog/video.html
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This engineering video does mention _mass_ as a consolidating factor in ancient concrete construction - which begs the question what the intuition should be ?
Think large ?...
('Was Roman concrete better ?')
czcams.com/video/qL0BB2PRY7k/video.html
@@christophmahler thanks christoph. Ill have a look at the link later 😁
That place is massive. Great video. It's nice to see that they are re-using it rather than just pulling everything down. Lovely bright day even if it was a bit windy X
Hi jennifer. The french have probably realised that this structure would cost to much to destroy. Hence, its now converted into something of peaceful use. If you ever got the chance to see it close up, then it takes your breath away. Lovely weather but that wind was a nightmare. Ive invested in a voice recorder since. So hopefully when i get back to europe, the sound will be much better. 😊. Thanks for watching and comnenting .
Sounds like this guy is from Wigan
Lol. Correct matt 😁
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 me to haha
@@mattspencer7270 pies on you then 😁
Nazi Germany went thru a heck of a lot of concrete in ten years.
Morning Burton. I couldnt hazzard a guess of how much concrete, and re-bar they must have used. West wall, Atlantic wall, wolf's lair, U boat pens, V2 bunkers. The list goes on. The nazis even had a pebble crushing plant set up, to keep them supplied in stone ( i did a video on the stone plant) the true cost is in the amount of slaves that must have died in their construction. Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
I don’t know if you have one, but a mic sock might help with the wind noise maybe. Unless you have one and it’s just really windy. 👍
Morning menlo menlo. At that time I didn't have a camera that could fit an external microphone. I have since bought a voice recorder for further away shots. Fingers crossed that i can travel back to europe this year. Got lots of things to document. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Great video
Hi carguy638. Glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
great video. by the way your accent is delicious. Perfectly easy to understand.
Hi Jose . Thankyou for that lovely comment. I'm glad that someone understands me lol. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Great video, very interesting to learn about the fangross roof, of the u-boat pens you’ve visited in France so far which has impressed you most?
Good evening. Captain. I would say the keroman u boat base. Its like 4 u boat bases in one. ( K 1 -3) and then there would have been K4 for the type 21 u boat, and that rotating turntable. The most accessible is the St. Naziare base, as you can walk around that fangrost roof, which for me was ingenious. Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
I played this map in the game Metal of Honor. 😀
I've never played the game. I can bet that it was exciting ! 😁
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 , It was a really cool map and included a submarine. Thanks for the videos.
@@menlomenlo851 your welcome 😁
Was the kreigsmarine there
Hi Jacob. Yes, that was one of their U Boat ( submarine ) bases. 😊 thanks for watching and commenting
Wish this was in English
It is in English. I have a northern accent. I live between manchester and Liverpool in the UK.
This man speaks in beautiful, proper english. Are you a confused american?
Very hard to understand.
Hi jim. What is hard to understand. My accent or the U boat pen 😊
Lots of slave labor to choose from. 🙁
unfortunately yes. :-( . Thanks for watching and commenting