Posted on 04/17/2020 10:50:00 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Even as the ship headed back to port extra measures aimed at protecting the crew and containing the spread of the coronavirus were put in place, and that included the wearing of face masks by the entire crew.
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The French can’t fight any way...
As long as the propeller is still attached...
I guess they finally fixed the engines on it.
When it was first placed in service the engines kept breaking down it had to be towed.
The last time the French Navy had a significant victory was when they forced the British Fleet sent to relieve Cornwallis to withdraw from the Chesapeake. Not much before and nothing since.
They did get it working, but the reactor shielding is questionable and the thing is still nicknamed “The Boat Of The Damned” by French naval crew.
They aren’t even the best wines anymore and lost that fight twice.
Once in 1968 when Ridge Vineyards of Cupertino, CA was declared in world competition blind tasting as the best wine in the world and again in 2000
Ok, so this is two aircraft carrier battle groups sidelined by the Wuhan China virus. Cui Bono?
And, renamed the Marshall Petain and docked in Toulon
Yes, very bad for military forces. Looks like the bug was designed in a lab.
Coronavirus survivors say they fear long-term effects
https://nypost.com/2020/04/17/my-lungs-are-on-fire-coronavirus-survivors-say-they-fear-long-term-effects/
Woman shares strange neurological symptom as she recovers from coronavirus
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-shares-strange-neurological-symptom-21881561
At least the propeller didn’t fall off and the reactors didn’t leak radiation.
This time.
:^)
Out of service? Did the tug break down?
Ran out of Francs
The hills! The hills! Run for your lives!!
The chinee are winning WWIII without firing a shot, and the rest of the world is standing around with our thumbs up our asses.
Considering that the ship's namesake and much of the French populace were once so prickly toward les Anglo-Americans, that is quite a turn in national attitude. These days, the French are more likely to mention with pride that they were America's first ally. In Normandy every June, young Frenchmen proudly dress up as WW II American GIs to reenact and celebrate what they call not the Invasion, but the Liberation. Enough time has passed that the French have forgiven Americans for doing them the favor of running the Nazis out and giving them back their country.
Charles de Gaulle was a first rate dick head. I’m not talking about the ship.
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