What happened to the WWI U-boat pens in Belgium?
Oct 7, 2004 · But the earlier pens at Bruges were made with colonnaded fronts and housed the boats for German submarine command, Flanders. This was the port for the hard-luck "haunted submarine" UB-65 lost in July 1918, and her sister UB-68 skippered by a then-unknown officer named Karl Doenitz.
Flanders U-boat flotillas - Wikipedia
The Flanders U-boat flotillas were Imperial German Navy formations set up to prosecute the U-boat campaign against Allied shipping in the Western Approaches (British Home Waters) during the First World War. Originally operating as a flotilla, it was split in …
View of the German concrete submarine base at Bruges in Belgium.
View of the German concrete submarine base at Bruges in Belgium. Share this page. Related information. Conflicts. Period 1910-1919; First World War, 1914-1918; Donations & Bequests. Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory of our Defence Forces and what they have done for us, and what they continue to do for our freedom remains ...
German submarine pens in Bruges before their destruction late …
Aug 6, 2018 · This photograph shows the pens where the German Imperial Marine stored its submarines during the First World War. The destruction of these installations was undertaken by the retreating German forces commencing in September 1918.
Starting in August 1917, a large submarine shelter was erected in the port of Bruges. Its construction completed a transition from mixed wood-and-steel structures to all-concrete bunkers in this area.
Zeebrugge Raid - Wikipedia
The Zeebrugge Raid (Dutch: Aanval op de haven van Zeebrugge; French: Raid sur Zeebruges) on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent German vessels from leaving port.
Intact WWI German U-Boat Found Off the Coast of Belgium
Sep 20, 2017 · Researchers in Belgium have discovered a surprisingly intact German submarine from World War I off the coast of West Flanders on the bottom of the North Sea, reports the Associated Press. The...
(PDF) Transition to Concrete in Bruges Submarine Pen Construction
Starting in August 1917, a large submarine shelter was erected in the German-occupied port of Bruges. Its construction completed a transition from mixed steel-and-timber shelters to all-concrete bunkers in this area.
THE CAPTURE OF BRUGES, OCTOBER 1918 - Imperial War …
German concrete shelter for submarines in Darse (Dock) No. 1 of the port of Bruges. Eight compartments were completed and two were in course of construction at the evacuation. In front of the entrances, the Germans had sunk a floating dock. October 1918. We have over 1.7 million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time.
Concrete matter: building the Bruges submarine pens (1917-18)
Jul 10, 2018 · Starting in August 1917, a large submarine shelter was erected in the German-occupied port of Bruges. Its construction completed a transition from mixed steel-and-timber shelters to...