On May 2, the French Navy's amphibious assault ship Tonnerre docked at Cam Ranh International Port...
On May 2, the French Navy’s amphibious assault ship Tonnerre docked at Cam Ranh International Port on a 4-day friendly visit to Vietnam.
Tonnerre is one of the French Navy’s largest vessels. The 21,500-ton vessel measures 200 m in length, 32 m in width and about 48 m in height. It carries 5 helicopters, 1 speedboat L-CAT and 2 cargo barges.
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During the visit, the French crew met with Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, Military Headquarters, Naval Region 4 and Naval Academy. The crew also joined a sport exchange with cadres and soldiers of the Naval Region 4, as well as conducted a joint military training on search and rescue operations and implementation of the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES).
The ship’s visit is part of activities implementing agreements between the two countries’ State leaders and Defense Ministries, contributing to strengthening bilateral friendship and cooperation between their armies in general and naval forces in particularly.
Thanh Nam
Translated by N.T
