FS Andromede Returns From NATO Deployment
On 30 March, the tripartite minehunter (CMT) Andromeda returned to her homeport of Brest, closing its North Atlantic deployment. In two months of mission, the CMT crew will have covered…
FS Teriieroo a Teriierooiterai Departs Brest for Papeete
The overseas patrol vessel ( POM ) Teriieroo a Teriierooiterai set sail from Brest on March 16 to reach Papette, its future port base. This departure closes a phase of…
MORSKOUL 2023.3: Group Training for Naval Action Force
The Morskoul exercises are periods of mutual training for surface ships based in Brest, which allow them to maintain know-how and ensure their operational readiness. The objectives are to pool…
New SSN Duguay-Trouin Delivered to French Navy
On July 28, 2023, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) announced the receipt of the Duguay-Trouin, the second of six Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines (SNA) built as part of the…
Mine Action Flotilla Receives SLAMF Surface Drone Boat Lift
On 23 June 2023, the Mine Action Flotilla (MCL) took delivery of the boat lift and self-propelled trailers for handling mine warfare drones from the SLAM-F (Future Mine Action System)…
Last Underway for French TRIPARTITE Orion
On Friday, June 16, 2023, the tripartite minehunter (TMC) Orion set sail for its last sea trip. On this occasion, a third of its 28 pashas were able to make…
Review of the Corvette White Gloves
The BEs crossed the Kiel Canal in a group, on the night of 6 to 7 June 2023, to reach Brest, their home port, after four weeks of navigation. This…
Harry Hamlet’s Rescue of First World War Convoy
By Riley S. Brown USCGR & Author of The Story of the Coast Guard “When it seemed that all chance of being saved was gone and that a number of…
RPC 30 Class Tug Zinzolin Takes Up Duty at Brest
The first port and coastal tug (RPC 30) Zinzolin of the French Navy joined the Brest naval base on 9 November 2022. After the port tug (RP 30) Céladon delivered…
Cephee Returns From Busy Baltic Deployment
After 7 weeks of deployment in the Baltic, the Céphée returned to the base port, in Brest. During this mission, the Céphée took part in the Northern Coast and Hunter…