Monthly Archives: April 2017

via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts FS LA FAYETTE-R96 – EX USS LANGLEY-1-1943-1973La Fayette was an 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier that served the French Navy from 1951 to 1963. She was the first French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She was initially USS Langley (CVL-27)Continue reading “FS LA FAYETTE-R96 – EX USS LANGLEY-1-1943-1973”

via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts FS LA MOTTE PICQUETLa Motte-Picquet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fourth French vessel named after the 18th Century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte. As of January 2012 she is serving in the PersianContinue reading “FS LA MOTTE PICQUET”

via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts FS KERSAINTKersaint ( frame number D622) was a French fleet been recruited in 1956 Surcouf-class destroyer .http://ift.tt/2pHlQhe View full size (1680×1240)

via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts French Navy armoured cruiser of the Dupleix-class, FR Kléber.Built – F C de la Gironde, Bordeaux – 1903Sunk by mine – 27 June 1917This image was produced from a series of original negatives used to promote the French Fleet of that era. Most ofContinue reading “French Navy armoured cruiser of the Dupleix-class, FR Kléber.Built – F C de la Gironde, Bordeaux…”

via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts FS KERSAINT, 1911, AKAROA, New ZealandFS Kersaint (1897) , 2nd class cruiser View full size (3886×2496)