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	French Navy
		The French Navy Cassard Class anti-aircraft frigates are assigned to the Force d'Action Navale with headquarters at the Mediterranean Command base at Toulon.
		French Floreal Class patrol frigate of 2600 tons displacement, launched in 1991, and officially described as 'Fregates de Surveillance' and designed to operate in the offshore zone in low intensity operations.
		The French Navy operates two Foudre class landing platform dock ships, the Foudre (L9011) and the Siroco (L9012), which were commissioned in 1990 and 1998.The Foudre class is capable of landing and supporting a mechanised armoured regiment of the French rapid deployment force.
	homepage.eircom.net /~steven/french_navy.htm (0 words)

	Continental Period
		French sea power, allied with the American cause after 1778, enabled General George Washington to isolate and destroy the British army of Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781.
		Since the bulk of the French navy was blockaded in its home ports by the Royal Navy, the prospect of a limited U.S. naval response to depredations primarily in the Caribbean appeared to be realistic.
		When the negotiations with the French collapsed, in what has become known as the XYZ Affair, Congress between 1798 and 1800 passed a series of bills expanding the navy to a force of more than thirty ships and, on 30 April 1798, passed an act that established the independent executive Department of the Navy.
	www.history.navy.mil /history/history2.htm (4463 words)

	French Navy Web Page
		The French naval success at the Second Battle of the Virginia Capes in September 1781 was ‘the keystone' of the Yorktown Campaign, and provides dramatic testimony of the French Navy's contribution to the American cause in that theater of operations.
		It was the French navy that achieved a dominance in possession of the vital West Indian islands that were the life line in logistical support of the Americans.
		However, as important as the North American theater was, the French Navy forced the British to fight a global war that reached from the Hudson Bay to the Indian Ocean, from Newfoundland to the northen coast of South America and western coast of Africa.
	xenophongroup.com /mcjoynt/marine.htm (6659 words)

	Italian Navy
		History of the Italian navy from 1890 to the present day.
		Listings and photographs of all the ships of the Italian Navy, including Battleships, Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, Destroyers, Frigates, Corvettes, Patrol Craft,Auxiliaries, Minesweepers and the Coastguard.
		Le navi da guerra italiane da 1890 a 1944.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /italian.htm (235 words)

	Navy Matters \| French deuxième porte-avions, PA2 (CVF FR) - Part 2
		French and British acquisition services are currently developing a framework of co-operation which will make it possible to determine with the industrialists the installations and equipment which could be carried out jointly, so in particular reducing the maintenance and costs of acquisition, as well as the industrial and calendar risks.
		French officials made clear that the recent for the delay was that they had not been given adequate access to British CVF files, which they needed to make an accurate assessment of the viability of using the design for PA2.
		French officials complained in September that the UK failed to provide them with the information needed to consider this option seriously, and it had to be eliminated.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /pa2-2.htm (4972 words)

	Navy Matters \| French deuxième porte-avions, PA2 (CVF FR) - Part 1
		French shipyards have a much lower build cost for large ships than UK shipyards, which is partly explains why the French PA2 is cheaper than a UK CVF, even though it's CTOL with expensive catapults and arresting gear not present in CVF.
		Certainly French officials at the DGA made no secret of the fact that they believe that they should have the leading role in any joint Anglo-French carrier project because of their more recent experience with CdeG, but the British were unwilling to concede to the French the leading role that they felt entitled to.
		Also, the French were unhappy with the relatively risky 'superblock' assembly plan being proposed by the UK, and a suggestion that all 3 hulls were built in France was put on the table instead.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /pa2-1.htm (4754 words)

	French Explorers
		Marquis Abraham Duquesne (1610-1688) was an admiral in the Swedish navy from 1644 to 1647.
		He served in the French navy during the Dutch wars and defeated the combined fleets of Spain and Holland in 1676.
		Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez (1729-1788) was a Knight of Malta and an admiral in the French navy.
	sio.midco.net /dansmapstamps/frenchexplorers1.htm (525 words)

	The French Contribution to the American War of Independence
		The French government hoped to redress the balance of power that resulted from the French humiliation in the Seven Years Wars, which gave considerable economic and military advantages to Britain.
		French land and sea forces fought on the side of the American colonists against the British.
		In the end, these French soldiers became the hard anvil upon which the new American nation was forged and the chains of British imperial domination were finally broken.
	people.csail.mit.edu /sfelshin/saintonge/frhist.html (938 words)

	Operation Torch. French Navy Resists as Jean Bart duels U.S. Battleship and Cruisers
		One French cruiser attempted to get out of Casablanca Harbor this morning and two of our cruisers drove her back in with gunfire; but other than this there was little excitement.
		French Navy-manned coastal batteries defended Safe to the north and an Army battery of 155 mm guns defended to the south.
		A counter attack by Legionnaires from the fort had to be repulsed and French tanks on the road from Rabat south of Mehedia were dealt with by Sangamon aircraft and Savannah's main battery.
	www.daileyint.com /seawar/seawar5.htm (13212 words)

	French Navy, World War 1
		Following the 1904 Anglo-French Entente Cordiale, French Navy policy was to concentrate its forces in the Mediterranean against a likely Italian-Austrian coalition, while maintaining a mainly defensive position in the north (North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic coast) where the Royal Navy would predominate.
		As the French battlefleet was carrying out a sweep into the Adriatic covering the transport of supplies to Montenegro, they experienced the power of the submarine to influence surface ship strategy and tactics.
		From March to May 1915, she was part of the French squadron including pre-dreadnoughts "Bouvet", "Charlemagne", "Gaulois" and "Suffren" that joined the Royal Navy in the naval attack on the Dardanelles.
	www.naval-history.net /WW1NavyFrench.htm (3461 words)

	rediff.com: India takes 'a great step ahead' with the French navy
		Super Etendard fighters, helicopters including the Puma and Alouette of the French navy and the Indian navy's Sea Harrier fighters and Sea King helicopters were the other participants.
		Navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar told reporters in Goa that the "exercise is a great step ahead, and we are also talking to the US to commence joint exercises."
		He said the Indian navy would be evaluating certain tactical concepts and the inter-operability level of the two participants.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/mar/02josy.htm (1433 words)

	The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
		As the forward end, or "van," of the British line approached the French at a slight angle, forming a "V," Graves signaled for his fleet to "bear down and engage," meaning that each ship was to engage its opposite in battle.
		Without the navy to resupply or reinforce his army, and with no means of retreat, surrender was certain.
		While the Battle of the Capes was a minor tactical victory for the French, it was decisive for the Franco-American allies, for it led directly to Cornwallis's surrender.
	www.mariner.org /usnavy/03/03e.htm (1104 words)

	Indian Navy News [April 2002]
		It is incorrect to say that the project for Swimout mines proved infructuous as the Navy rejected the mines on the ground of failure of the requirement of the staff project.
		With reference to the higher price paid by the Navy in comparison to the price paid by the Army, it is clarified that the buyer may have to pay more if there is an urgency should there be no alternative.
		It is incorrect to say that while Navy had projected a long-term requirement for 240 anti-aircraft missiles during the 9th Plan even though it had 312 of these missiles still in stock.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/News/2002/02-Apr.html (2562 words)

	Embassy of France in the US -National Defense
		For instance, a French general commanded the land component of NRF7 with the participation of the Eurocorps, which conducted a major exercise for the NRF operational certification in Cape Verde.
		Withmore than 1000 French troops on the ground and roughly 1500 airmen and sailors, France is actively involved in Afghanistan and is one of the major partners of the United States in that country.
		In 2005, the French Navy led a PSI exercise (“Basilic”) in Toulon, France.
	www.ambafrance-us.org /atoz/defense.asp (1310 words)

	DefenseLINK News: French Forces Rejoin Operation Enduring Freedom
		The French Navy Carrier Air Wing returned to the coalition fight last week, flying their first missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom since November.
		The French also hope to strengthen cooperation with countries in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region and reinforce their operational capacity, he added.
		French officials said that though the political choices of France and the United States may sometimes be different, there has always been a good understanding at the technical level between the two nations.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/May2006/20060509_5064.html (376 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - Korean War
		From January 7 to 12 January 1951, the French Battalion participated in the Battle of Wonju where, thanks to a decisive bayonet attack, it stopped the Chinese advance.
		After the signing of the armistice in July 1953, the French Battalion left Korea with five French Citations to the Order of the Army; the French Fourragère in the colors of the Military Medal; two Korean Presidential Citations; and three American Distinguished Unit Citations.
		The French Navy took part also in this conflict to repel the Communist North Korean and Chinese forces: Commanded by Commander Cabanie, the frigate "La Grandière" reached the theater of operations on 29 July 1950 and immediately engaged in transport and escort missions between Japan and Pusan (South Korea).
	www.info-france-usa.org /atoz/koreawar.asp (878 words)

	People's Daily Online -- French navy ready to patrol Lebanon's coast: defense ministry
		The French navy is ready to be dispatched to Lebanon's coast and patrol the Mediterranean to protect the area as well as to thwart any weapons shipments to Hezbollah, the French Defense Department announced on Thursday.
		When details were worked out with the United Nations, French navy ships would immediately set off to Lebanon's coast to replace the Israeli military, he said.
		The French navy will join the peacekeeping UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to help protect the local coast and blockade arms from being shipped to Hezbollah.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/08/eng20060908_300893.html (191 words)

	Fluent NEWS - Spring 2005 - Propelling the French Navy
		The BEC serves as the primary propeller designer for the French Navy and for selected civilian clients who are developing research or prototype ships.
		In one recent study, a propeller was designed at BEC that was intended to replace propellers on the P400 patrol boats used by the French Naval Forces.
		Usually, the difference between numerical and experimental test results is 1 - 2% for classical propellers (the numerical approach often overestimates the drag) and under 5% for complex propellers (which may include a mounting pod or be a pump, consisting of a stator, rotor, and nozzle).
	www.fluent.com /about/news/newsletters/05v14i1/s7.htm (1188 words)

	French navy acquires commando boats
		The French navy has ordered 20 9.5-meter commando craft from VT Halmatic of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
		Configured for high speed attacks on target vessels, the commando boats will be dispatched from a range of French warships and military transport aircraft.
		The first of these next generation craft are scheduled to be delivered to the French navy in September 2007.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2007/January/Frenchnavy.htm (79 words)

	French Navy Casualties
		During the Bicentennial of the Battle of Yorktown in 1981, members of the French veterans' organizations attending the celebration noted that there was an area on the battlefield where approximately 50 French soldiers were buried in an unmarked, common grave.
		The purpose of the committee, which included both French and American members, was to create a memorial to honor all French soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in the Yorktown campaign in 1781.
		Members of the French Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Order of the Cincinnati as well as French veteran and cultural organizations here were engaged in fundraising to reach the goal needed to bring the project to reality.
	www.nps.gov /archive/colo/ythanout/frennavcasualties.htm (371 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The missile was launched against a French C-22 subsonic target, presumably at the French Navy's Centre d'Essais de la Mediterranee off Toulon, in trials intended to demonstrate the Aster-15's ability to intercept a small target in a most demanding environment, at very short range, in a low-level engagement.
		The two missiles, which form the weapons element of the Principal AAW Missile System (PAAMS), are expected to arm the Royal Navy's Daring-class guided-missile destroyers and the Horizon guided-missile frigates of the French and Italian navies.
		The French and Norwegian partners will deliver the 14th Hauk-class FAC by the end of next year; they also have the option to equip six new-generation Skjold-class FACs.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/march_02_10.php (1143 words)

	Watches - Montres - Uhren - Finertimes.com
		Tudors were sold at a fraction of the 5513 price and so it was not difficult for the French Navy (La Marine Nationale) to negotiate a good deal for significant number of pieces.
		Unlike contracts for the U.S. and British Royal Navy, which specified all the characteristics of timepieces from size to materials, the French government contracts were purely commercial contracts.
		Early on, the French Navy equipped its divers (plongeurs de bord) with Tudor Submariners.
	www.finertimes.com /asp/articles/tudor.asp (607 words)

	Naval Technology - FREMM - European Multi-Mission Frigate, France / Italy
		It is planned that a total of 27 FREMM frigates will be built: 17 for the French Navy and ten for the Italian Navy.
		The French frigates will be built in two mission versions, the land attack (Action Vers la Terre or AVT) version that will be fitted with torpedoes and vertically launched self-defence and cruise missiles and an Anti-Submarine Warfare ASW version, fitted with torpedoes, vertical launch self defence missiles and an active towed array sonar.
		For anti-ship capability, the French FREMMs are to be armed with MBDA's Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, which will be controlled via a CMS multi-function console by a Mer-Mer weapon control system.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/fremm (1425 words)

	NavyCompass.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During a passing exercise with the French nuclear powered surface vessel, FS Charles de Gaulle (R-91), French Rafale aircraft performed a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
		French ships participating in the PASSEX were FS Charles de Gaulle (R-91), the first nuclear-powered surface vessel and flagship of the French Navy, and FS Cassard (D-614), the lead ship in the Cassard class of French anti-air frigates.
		The goal of the exercise was to test the Reagan and Vicksburg warfare commanders and their French Navy counterparts in their ability to work together.
	www.navycompass.com /news/newsview.asp?c=185125 (527 words)

	French Navy Cartoons
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	www.cartoonstock.com /vintage/directory/f/french_navy.asp (306 words)

	DefenseLINK News: French Military Starts Second Phase of OEF Support
		French air operations are in their second phase, which started May 26 and runs till October.
		This phase ended with the departure of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle from the Indian Ocean on May 25 and the arrival of French air force fighters in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
		In addition to the Bagram French Detachment, French teams are also stationed in Kabul and southern regions of Afghanistan as well as at a base of operations in Southwest Asia.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun2006/20060612_5390.html (263 words)

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