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Navigator 09-06-2014 21:15

Hamburg - Blohm and Voss - Bunker Complex
 
Within the Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, there are several large underground bunkers which in their heyday would have protected thousands of workers during the allied air raids. Bismarck was built here but in the war, the shipyard was mostly used for U-boat construction and repair of warships / U-boats.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-15145110.jpg

Notice the pockmarks from the WW2 air raids

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-15145145.jpg

Above Ground entrance with bomb resistant roof

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144446.jpg

Sub-surface entrance

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14143923.jpg

Stairs down to entrance - note flood protection barriers which can be fitted

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144112.jpg

In use until late 1990's

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144002.jpg

Internal blast doors


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144013.jpg

Original washing facilities

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144154.jpg

Cold war era washing facilities

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144052.jpg

Locker rooms

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144056.jpg

Locker rooms

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144031.jpg

Showers

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2-14144223.jpg

Fuseboards

Gibbo 13-06-2014 09:48

Great stuff.


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