The Louis Joubert Lock, also known as the Normandie Dock – after the large ocean liner that provided the impetus for the facility to be built, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire in Loire-Atlantique, northwestern France.
A ship in the Louis Joubert Lock
The Loire River side lock gates of the Louis Joubert Lock, the target of the St Nazaire Raid
View of the Louis Joubert Lock towards the Loire River
Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
Avenue de la République
View of the "New Entrance" locks gates to Port Saint-Nazaire towards the Loire River
Modern day view of the Kriegsmarine Saint-Nazaire submarine base 47°16′32″N 2°12′08″W / 47.27556°N 2.20222°W / 47.27556; -2.20222
The Pont de Saint-Nazaire, which crosses the Loire