French warship here during final
MICHAEL FIELD
CRAIG SIMCOX/Dominion PostFRENCH FIREPOWER: The New Caledonian-based frigate Vendemiaire.
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France has whistled up military reinforcements for its Rugby World Cup final on Sunday against the All Blacks.
It was mostly coincidence though.
The French Embassy said the New Caledonian-based French frigate Vendemiaire would arrive at Auckland’s Devonport Navy Base on Friday and leave next Tuesday.
It was named in honour of the month of the grape harvest (22 September to 21 October) in the 18th century French revolutionary calendar.
The 22-year-old Floreal class frigate had a crew of 91.
Vendemiaire’s main activity was patrolling exclusive economic zones of the South Pacific to monitor fishing vessels and intercept suspected smugglers.
However, the ship also patrolled the zone for pollution and search and rescue.
The frigate was able to provide medical and logistic assistance to other vessels in the area as well as humanitarian aid to the region’s populations.
– Stuff
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