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    Point Penmarc'h, often spelled Point Penmarch, or in French Pointe de Penmarc'h, is the extremity of a small peninsula in Finistère department in Brittany...
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    The Phare d'Eckmühl, also known as Point Penmarc'h Light or Saint-Pierre Light, is an active lighthouse in Penmarc'h, Finistère department, Brittany, France...
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    of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Point Penmarc'h to the Spanish border, and along the northern coast of Spain, extending...
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    Penmarch (redirect from Penmarc'h)
    Penmarch (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃maʁ], Breton: Penmarc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France. It lies 18 km...
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    Plouarzel: Western channel from Mont-Saint-Michel to Point Penmarc'h CROSS Étel: Bay of Biscay From Point Penmarc'h to the Franco-Spanish border CROSS La Garde:...
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    collision with SS Castillo and sank in the Bay of Biscay southwest of Point Penmarc'h in Brittany. In 1902 S.P. Austin & Co. built the 1,191 GRT collier...
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  • and subsequently vandalised. She was scuttled by the French Navy off Point Penmarc'h in position 47°19′N 05°26′W / 47.317°N 5.433°W / 47.317; -5.433...
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  • War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Point Penmarc'h, Finistère, France (47°20′N 4°40′W / 47.333°N 4.667°W / 47.333;...
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  • Trust. "Strathdene (+1916)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 5 November 2020. "West Point". Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "Astoria". Uboat.net. Retrieved...
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  • Gascogne Brittany Pays de la Loire Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in France) Point Penmarc'h (in France) 45°31′22″N 3°11′48″W / 45.5226631°N 3.1966518°W / 45...
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    first day of the journey. As his ship crossed Audierne Bay between Point Penmarc'h and the Pointe du Raz however sails were sighted to the northwest....
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  • Spain World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Point Penmarc'h, Finistère, France (47°38′N 5°15′W / 47.633°N 5.250°W / 47.633;...
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  • fighter-bomber role. Lefevre shared in the shooting down of a Ju 88 near Point Penmarc'h on 1 December. He destroyed a Bf 109 over Lannion Airfield on 21 January...
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    "Penmarch Pete", as the Allies nicknamed the U-boat usually stationed off Point Penmarc'h — had exacted his toll. On 8 February 1918, Wanderer's portion of the...
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    and the boat continued on autopilot. IDEC ran aground at the Pointe de Penmarc'h on the Breton coast. The €4 million trimaran was wrecked; Joyon escaped...
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    of Pors-Carn (part of the commune of Penmarc'h), which extends as far as the village of Saint-Guénolé. The point has been an officially recognised natural...
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  • Dalles, Sable et Eau showing scenes of the sea, sand and granite of Penmarc'h, and a series of sculptures named Mutationes marines. He made new tapestries...
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  • aksidan" (Prigent) "Dañs" "Ti Eliz Iza" "Eur vag neves a Vountroules" "Gwerz Penmarc’h" "Gwerz ar vezhinerien" (Denez Abernot) "Deuit Ganin" "Son Marivonig"...
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  • ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°49′N 5°55′W / 47.817°N 5.917°W / 47.817; -5.917) by...
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  • sunk in the Bay of Biscay 60 nautical miles (110 km) west south west of Penmarc'h, Finistère, France (47°25′N 5°22′W / 47.417°N 5.367°W / 47.417; -5...
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  • Sicilies to Jersey. William  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage...
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  • scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 450 nautical miles (830 km) south west of Penmarc'h, Finistère (46°14′N 13°07′W / 46.233°N 13.117°W / 46.233; -13.117)...
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  • District/ County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/Damage France FU N/A Penmarc'h Finistère (Brittany) 15:20 (+/- 5 min.) N/A No damage reported. Sources:...
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  • War II: The steam trawler was bombed and sunk 40 kilometres (25 mi) off Penmarc'h, France. Four of her fourteen crew were killed in the bombing and six...
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  • in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west north west of Penmarc'h, Finistère (48°05′N 7°14′W / 48.083°N 7.233°W / 48.083; -7.233) by...
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  • Navy), HMCS Assiniboine, HMCS Qu'Appelle, HMCS Restigouche and HMCS Skeena (all  Royal Canadian Navy). She was beached at Penmarc'h, Finistère, France....
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  • shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 176 nautical miles (326 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°32′N 8°55′W / 47.533°N 8.917°W / 47.533; -8.917) by...
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  • Cornwall, United Kingdom. Delphine France The ship was wrecked near Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Douarnenez...
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  • sunk in the Bay of Biscay 44 nautical miles (81 km) south south west of Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°18′N 4°55′W / 47.300°N 4.917°W / 47.300; -4.917 by SM UC-61...
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  • War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France by SM U-93 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of...
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