FORÇA NAVAL FRANCESA NO TEJO

Chegou hoje a Lisboa (27-04-2009) uma força naval francesa composta pelo Porta-helicópteros JEANNE D'ARC (R97) e pelo Contratorpedeiro GEORGES LEYGUES (D 640).
Os navios estão a finalizar um longo cruzeiro de instrução de cadetes da Escola Naval francesa, sendo a última viagem do JEANNE D'ARC, cujo abate está previsto para 2010.
Ambas as unidades fundearam no quadro central à chegada, onde os fotografámos, atracando a Santa Apolónia pelas 18h00. A largada rumo a Brest está prevista para 2 de Maio pelas 9h00.
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FRENCH DESTROYER GEORGE LEYGUES

The French Navy destroyer D 640 GEORGE LEYGUES leaving Lisbon in the morning of 19th May 2006 after a courtesy visit.
Constructed in Brest between 1974 and 1979, the GEORGE LEYGUES is an anti-submarine destroyer. Displacement tons: 4.170 full load. While not modern by today standards, she has very an attractive profile no longer seen in the more recent generation of surface warships.
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