Dunkerque was the lead ship of the Dunkerque class of battleships built for the French Navy in the 1930s. The class also included Strasbourg.The two ships were the first capital ships to be built by the French Navy after World War I; the planned Normandie

Dunkirk’s great artificial port was largely rebuilt after 1945 and subsequently expanded to form a deepwater port and industrial zone to the west of the town. The port itself is capable of accepting 300,000-ton vessels and is the third largest complex i

CDT Nord. In the 11 th century, Dunkirk was founded as a fishing port where the all-important herring was the main catch. Dunkirk's position in the North Sea and its proximity to the rich region of Flanders meant the town inevitably changed hands seve