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    Port-de-Bouc (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ də buk]; Occitan: Lo Pòrt de Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Southern France. Communes...
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    177 t) or 331,600 US barrels (39,540,000 L) of POL at Port-de-Bouc. Army cargo discharged at Port-de-Bouc rose to 51,481 long tons (52,307 t) of general cargo...
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    The Canal d'Arles à Fos (also: Canal d'Arles à Bouc) is a canal in southern France. It connects the Rhône near Arles with Fos-sur-Mer. It is 31 km (19 mi)...
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    drawbridges built by a Dutch engineer along the channel from Arles to Port-de-Bouc, this bridge might have reminded the artist of his homeland. New canals...
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    Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi də pʁɔvɑ̃s]; lit. "Saint-Rémy of Provence"; Provençal: Sant Romieg de Provença (classical norm)...
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    Construction began in June 1963. In November 1964 she was launched and towed to Port-de-Bouc for completion, being finally delivered in June 1965 to the Compagnie...
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    refugees detained by the British. The British then sent the refugees to Port-de-Bouc in France and Gruber went there. The refugees refused to disembark, however...
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    – Autoroute du Littoral "Coastal Motorway". This motorway starts at Port-de-Bouc. After the Martigues bridge, the motorway passes at the south of the...
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  • Operation. In August 1944, the 6th Port embarked for the Allied invasion of Southern France. Following a visit to Port de Bouc, already liberated, Col. R Hunter...
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    State for War, inaugurated the Rove Tunnel and the first two cranes of Port-de-Bouc. After many delays, the full canal was finally opened to traffic on 25...
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