Bob Thissen has liked abandoned buildings since he was a little kid. He started to explore them when he was a teenager, and the never-endi...
Bob Thissen has liked abandoned buildings since he was a little kid. He started to explore them when he was a teenager, and the never-ending desire to find out what’s behind closed doors has recently led Bob to an absolutely incredible destination. Decommissioned warships.
“I first learned about this ship cemetery at the beginning of 2011, when I saw some exterior shots of these ships,” Bob told . “You don’t get to see such things every day. They are simply unique and look amazing. I went here many times between 2011 and 2016. In total, I’ve spent a few weeks on them. We slept in the sailor’s sleeping quarters and had many BBQs on these ships.”
A corridor inside the ship
The Combat Information Center (CIC)
The Combat Information Center (CIC)
The nautical bridge
The engine room
The engine room
The engine room
A small workshop
The radio room
The operating theatre
The officer's lounge
The sleeping quarters
The floorplan of one of the ships
This was the view when we got onto the ships. Simply amazing with a full moon and a starry sky.
A Masurca missile, a first-generation naval surface-to-air missile system developed and used by the French Navy.
The Combat Information Center (CIC)
The nautical bridge on the navla ship "Jules Verne"
Hidden deep inside the ships I could often find warehouses filled with spare parts.
The operating theatre.
A treatment room.
The sick bay.
These naval ships are giant floating villages. Everything is present like a dentist.
One of the more luxurious sleeping quarters.
The sailor sleeping quarters. Believe me, you did not want to sleep here :')
A huge dining room (compared to others I've seen on these ships)
A control panel inside the engine room.
The engine room.
Also the laundry had to be done :)
The view of the ship cemetry "Landevennec" in 2011.
Such a beautiful sight. All the ships you see are scrapped now :(
