French Task Group Port Visit Halifax 2000
The French contingient was made up of the Georges Leygues Class Destroyer Primaguet, and the Tourville Class Destroyer Tourville. The ships are very similar in weapon systems. The DCN 3.9 inch water cooled cannon is carried singularly in Primaguet, while Tourville Carries 2 mounts. Exocet SSM are carried in both ships, as are Crotale SAM launchers and torpedo tubes.Each carries 2 Sea Lynx Helicopters. Striking ships, and easily identifiable by their large Variable Depth Sonar sets mounted in the stern.
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French Navy
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DCN 3.9" Guns
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Exocet 2x2
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Crotale
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DCN 3.9" Guns
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Exocet 3x3
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Countermeasures
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Crotale
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VDS
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VDS 2
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Crotale
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Looking Forward
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Forward Mast
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Main Mast
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Tourville
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Primaguet

Primaguet D-644 & Tourville D-611 alongside Halifax.

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