2014 French Navy International Fleet Review:
On August 15th 2014, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) organizes an
International Fleet review between Cannes and Toulon to commemorate
the 70th anniversary of the allied landing in Provence.
Operation Dragoon
On the morning of August 15, 1944, between Cavalaire and Saint-Raphaël,
begins the Operation Dragoon, codename of the allied landing in Provence.
On August 15, shortly after midnight, Colonel Walker’s “First
Special Service Force” neutralizes the batteries on Hyères
islands, while African commandos, led by Colonel Bouvet, reach the coast
near the Cap Negre and overtake it. Commander Seriot’s Naval Assault
Group, arrived at the tip of Esquillon near Theoule sur Mer, faces the
minefield in Trayas and fights hard. The landing caused the German Army
Group G to abandon southern France and to retreat to the Vosges Mountains.
Operation Dragon was a large and complex military operation with a well-executed
naval, amphibious and airborne component.
Who is participating to the 2014 naval parade ?
Carrier Battle Group & Nuclear Projection:
Charles de Gaulle (R91), Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Forbin (D620), Forbin-class Anti-Air Destroyer
Jean
Bart (D615), Cassard-class Anti-Aircraft Frigate
Jean
de Vienne (D643),Georges Leygues-class Anti-Submarine Frigate
Aconit
(F713), La Fayette-class multipurpose stealth Frigate
Meuse (A607), Durance-class Replenishment Oiler
Perle (S606), Rubis-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
2x Rafale M, Multirole fighter aircraft
2x Super Etendard Modernisés, Attack aircraft
1x E-2C Hawkeye, Airborne early warning and control
1x ATL2, Maritime patrol aircraft
1x NH90 NFH Caïman, Maritime helicopter
2x Rafale M, Multirole fighter aircraft
2x Mirage 2000N, Nuclear strike aircraft
Amphibious Group:
Tonnerre
(L9014) Mistral-class LHD, Amphibious Assault Ship, Force Projection
& Command Vessel
Siroco (L9012) Foudre-class Landing Platform Dock
Chevalier
Paul (D621), Forbin-class Anti-Air Destroyer
HMS Echo (H87), multi-role Hydrographic Survey Ship Royal Navy
USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), Blue Ridge class command ship US
Navy
EDA-R,
fast landing craft/landing catamaran
1x NH90 NFH Caïman, Maritime helicopter
1x EC 665 Tigre, Attack helicopter
2x Rafale M, Multirole fighter aircraft
Maritime Safety & Security:
Guépratte
(F714), La Fayette-class multipurpose stealth Frigate
Commandant Birot (P796), D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso/Offshore Patrol
Vessel
Soummam (937), Training Ship Algerian Navy
Sultan
Moulay Ismail (614) , SIGMA 9813 Corvette Royal Moroccan
Navy
La Galite (P501), Combattante-3 class Fast Attack Craft Missile (FACM)
Tunisian Navy
1x Faclon 50M, Maritime surveillance aircraft
1x ATL2, Maritime patrol aircraft
2x AS565MB Panther, Maritime helicopter
2x AS365F Dauphin, Utility helicopter
Mine Warfare:
Pluton (M622), Vulcain-class combat diver ship
Capricorne (M653), Eridan-class minehunter
HMS Quorn (M41), Hunt-class minehunter Royal Navy
HMS Ramsey (M110), Sandown-class minehunter Royal Navy
