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French Navy on Galway Visit

  • 04-06-2010 5:46pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭


    Three French Navy sonar trawlers arrived in Galway for a visit this morning.

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    Thanks for looking and I will post a couple more once I get them sorted if anyone is interested.


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Nicely caught Roger!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Where are Greenpeace, the Green Party, indymedia, Richard Boyd Barett, Shell to Sea, Sinn Fein? ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 368 ✭✭Avgas


    I wonder if they boarded the French ships would the French sailors be justified to batter/stab/bludgeon them on the basis their obviously pirates? :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭vulcan57


    Avgas wrote: »
    I wonder if they boarded the French ships would the French sailors be justified to batter/stab/bludgeon them on the basis their obviously pirates? :rolleyes:
    :confused::confused::confused: What are you on about? This is a courtesy visit to Galway by the French Navy !?!? Whatever you are hinting at, it has nothing to do with this thread.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    vulcan57 wrote: »
    :confused::confused::confused: What are you on about? This is a courtesy visit to Galway by the French Navy !?!? Whatever you are hinting at, it has nothing to do with this thread.

    His post is about the Israeli's i imagine:rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭vulcan57


    Steyr wrote: »
    His post is about the Israeli's i imagine:rolleyes:

    That's what I was thinking Dave, and probably a reply that I wrote, but that has nothing what so ever to do with this thread. There is no connection between the Israeli incident and this visit to Galway. Possibly he didn't like what I had to say.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 368 ✭✭Avgas


    vulcan57 wrote: »
    That's what I was thinking Dave, and probably a reply that I wrote, but that has nothing what so ever to do with this thread. There is no connection between the Israeli incident and this visit to Galway. Possibly he didn't like what I had to say.

    I was joking....vulcan....:rolleyes:

    The French are v.welcome AFAIC. I've fond memories of a French flotilla many moons ago that was in Galway...a Daphane class submarine....I think... or maybe one of the Agosta...anyhow Diesel electric for sure...with a fishery patrol type vessel and a MCM boat...these seem to be MCMs...no?

    Apologies if my post raised a NUTTER/TROLL alert with you...only meant to raise chuckle......of course your right...stuff on the IDF, etc belongs elsewhere.

    Nice pics.

    PEACE + LOVE + 155MM :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭vulcan57


    Avgas wrote: »
    I was joking....vulcan....:rolleyes:

    The French are v.welcome AFAIC. I've fond memories of a French flotilla many moons ago that was in Galway...a Daphane class submarine....I think... or maybe one of the Agosta...anyhow Diesel electric for sure...with a fishery patrol type vessel and a MCM boat...these seem to be MCMs...no?

    Apologies if my post raised a NUTTER/TROLL alert with you...only meant to raise chuckle......of course your right...stuff on the IDF, etc belongs elsewhere.

    Nice pics.

    PEACE + LOVE + 155MM :)

    No problem Avgas, at least that is all cleared up, sorry also if I read more into it than I was suppose to. I remember those subs as well, must have been '84 or'85?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    No visible armament on these vessels - what is their role and function ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭vulcan57


    delancey42 wrote: »
    No visible armament on these vessels - what is their role and function ?

    They are Antarès class Mine route survey craft. Used in mine clearance and they trawler sonars behind them to help find mines. They most probably work in conjunction with Tripartite class mine hunters.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭vulcan57


    A couple of the other two.

    M771 Altaïr
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    M770 Antarès
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    vulcan57 wrote: »
    A couple of the other two.

    M771 Altaïr

    M770 Antarès

    Excellent pictures OP!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Good pics OP


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    ask the captains how much they want for them? ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Why? we've no money! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    too true :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    punchdrunk wrote: »
    ask the captains how much they want for them? ;)

    They're French, shout at them and they'll wave the white flag and you can have them freeee.

    (Sorry, wrong forumn I know)

    Nice pics Vulcan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    They're French, shout at them and they'll wave the white flag and you can have them freeee.

    (Sorry, wrong forumn I know)

    Nice pics Vulcan.

    hahaha I dunno,I think we might end up with some navy taunting damage claims after!



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