French-made warship destined for Russia sets sail

AP ^ | March 5, 2014

[maggief]

PARIS — A French-built warship designed to strengthen Russia’s ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships is getting its first test run Wednesday — just as Western powers are trying to rein in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military threat to Ukraine.

A spokesman for the shipbuilder says the Vladivostok helicopter carrier is setting sail from the French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire. A few hundred kilometers away in Paris, France’s government is hosting American, Russian and other leading world diplomats Wednesday amid mounting tensions over Ukraine.

[nicepaco]

Oh No! Not Rocket Ships!

[nicepaco]

Oops wrong thread. Sorry

[pingman]

I wonder how many masts it has?

[edcoil]

French warships come with a white flag installed and flying

[Lower Deck]

It says a lot about the pitiful quality and efficiency of Russian ship builders when the French do a better job.

[Repeal The 17th]

“... sets sail ...”
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It is quite an anachronism, isn’t it?

[Jewbacca]

The French make fantastic military equipment, actually.

Usually for use for other people.

They certainly supplied my home country (Israel) with nice jets and arms when we most needed it because Truman had a Jewish dislike.

[pingman]

Not on “Talk like a pirate day”.

[Repeal The 17th]

I still say crank up the car and dial the phone.