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(Edited to add - bloody autocorrect! It first had the post title as "French murderers", then "French mind-sweepers", now it's gone back to "murderers" and won't change for me ...)
Three ships from the French Navy are expected in Drogheda Port next weekend to take part in the Irish Maritime Festival.
At noon on Friday next (Friday 15th June), as part of the Parade of Sail, three French minesweepers will join the armada of tall ships, tug boats, yachts and other vessels as they sail up the Boyne.
On Saturday and Sunday, festival goers will have a chance to go on board and explore the vessels.
The three minesweepers, M770 Antares, M771 Altair and M772 Aldebaran, were commissioned in 1993 to replace the last of the oceanic mine sweepers and act as sonar tugs. Built in the Socarenam shipyard in Boulange-sur-Mer, these strong and powerful vessels act as sonar towing ships.
At noon on Friday next (Friday 15th June), as part of the Parade of Sail, three French minesweepers will join the armada of tall ships, tug boats, yachts and other vessels as they sail up the Boyne.
On Saturday and Sunday, festival goers will have a chance to go on board and explore the vessels.
The three minesweepers, M770 Antares, M771 Altair and M772 Aldebaran, were commissioned in 1993 to replace the last of the oceanic mine sweepers and act as sonar tugs. Built in the Socarenam shipyard in Boulange-sur-Mer, these strong and powerful vessels act as sonar towing ships.
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