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The Normandie Dock remained disabled beyond the war

The dock remained unavailable throughout World War II, became functional again in 1948, and was formally recommissioned in 1950.

Question

When did the Normandie Dock return to service after Operation Chariot?

Short answer

It was unavailable throughout the war, functional again in 1948, and recommissioned in 1950.

Notes

A viewer asks when the Normandie Dock returned to service. The initial answer is that it did not re-enter engineering use during World War II. A later correction gives a functional date of 1948 and formal recommissioning in 1950. The distinction shows the duration of Operation Chariot's effect: Germany lost the facility for the rest of the conflict, while full postwar recovery still took years.