Roadstead of Lorient

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Roadstead of Lorient
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Aerial view of Lorient roadstead from the southwest.
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Roadstead of Lorient
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Roadstead of Lorient
Coordinates 47°43′52″N3°21′14″W / 47.73111°N 3.35389°W / 47.73111; -3.35389
Type Roadstead
Basin  countriesFlag of France.svg  France
Islands Île Saint-Michel
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Topographic map of the roadstead

The roadstead of Lorient (French : Rade de Lorient, Breton : Lenn-von an Oriant) is a roadstead located to the west of Morbihan in Brittany, France.

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Geography

The harbor of Lorient constitutes the mouths of the rivers Blavet, Scorff and the Ter in the Atlantic Ocean. It has several port facilities, including marinas but also the infrastructure of the Lorient Submarine Base. Oriented northeast-southwest, it has an island in its center, Île Saint-Michel, and communicates with the Atlantic Ocean to the south by two passes, the Passe du Sud and the Passe de l'Ouest, separated by reefs. [1] Its northern part is more specifically called the harbor of Pen-Mané while that to the south is called the harbor of Port-Louis. [2]

It is bordered to the west by the communes of Larmor-Plage, Lorient and Lanester and to the east by those of Kervignac, Locmiquélic, Port-Louis and Gâvres. [3]

Port facilities

Lorient

Larmor-Plage

Locmiquélic

Port-Louis

Gâvres

Wrecks

More than 350 wrecks are listed in the harbor, including that of the Isère , the ship that transported the Statue of Liberty to New York. [9] [10]

References

  1. Joanne, Adolphe (1864). Dictionnaire des communes de la France (in French). Hachette. p. 1172.
  2. Cumberlidge, Peter (2022-11-18). Cruising West France: A Yachting Companion. Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. p. 102. ISBN   978-1-78679-466-6.
  3. "Carte de la Rade de Lorient Bretagne Sud à télécharger". Lorient Bretagne Sud (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. "Port de pêche Lorient-Keroman". www.lorient-agglo.bzh. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. "Lorient Agglomération: Un Territoire Portuaire" (PDF). www.lorientportcenter.com. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. "Lorient : une cité maritime". Gralon (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. "Port Lorient (56 - Morbihan) - Informations maritimes sur le port de plaisance". bateaux.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. "Le Port du Kernével". www.ports-paysdelorient.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  9. "Histoires d'épaves". Le Télégramme (in French). 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  10. "Les 350 épaves du Pays de Lorient". Le Parisien (in French). 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2023-02-19.