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French Navy FREMM Provence and Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender Underway Side by Side.
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French
Navy FREMM Provence and Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender
Underway Side by Side |
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In early February 2016, the French Navy's (Marine Nationale) Aquitaine
class multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Provence and the
Royal Navy Daring
class (Type 45) Destroyer HMS Defender sailed in formation
for more than two days off Sri Lanka. Both vessels were together part
of the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group in the Gulf. |
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 French
Navy Aquitaine class frigate Provence and Royal Navy Type 45
Destroyer HMS Defender underway together off Sri Lanka. Picture:
French Navy |
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The two new generation surface combatants conducted
a series of joint training as well as the traditional exchanges during
which British and French sailors crossed decks for a few hours to discover
crew life on the other vessel.
Provence and HMS Defender sailed together to the east coast of India and the port of Visakhapatnam where they participated on 7 and 8 February 2016 in the International Fleet Review, a large international fleet review organized by the Indian Navy and involving more than 70 vessels from 35 different countries. |