Posted on 05/29/2005 8:34:01 AM PDT by BronzePencil
May 29, 2005 -- Two foreign naval ships arriving in the city for Fleet Week collided off Staten Island yesterday, causing minor damage to both, according to organizers. No injuries were reported. The Jean Bart, a French ship, collided with the Moawin, a Pakistani vessel, off Stapleton Pier, Fleet Week officials said in a news release. The French frigate struck the port side of the Pakistani support ship, which was already moored, the organizers said. There was visible damage across 30 feet of the French vessel's hull, the organizers said. The Pakistani ship was only superficially damaged.
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I agree the old Imperial Flag was the best looking of the bunch.
good find, thanks - i finally found it on web india and posted -
And Napoleon was not french. He was Corsican.
Thank you for your post.
There are many others persons like me in France, specially
a french journalist who denounces all what goes wrong in our country and especially all that our politicians make who is not in conformity with our freedoms, you don't hear us but we are here, we are waiting, one day we shall have our revenge. Perhaps we shall begin today with the European Constitution, I hope it will be the "NON".
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled SHIPS IN 'FLEET MEET' SCRAPE (French ship scrapes moored Pakistani ship), MikeinIraq wrote:
"my wife is dead set on going to France next summer. I was born in Stuttgart. You think they would have a problem with me waving a German flag from the top of that thing?"
Why not? It's been done before, back in 1940.
yeah but I am not going to waive THAT flag.....
maybe the imperial german flag however....
How true, let's pile on:
"The new French nuclear carrier "Charles de Gaulle" has suffered from a seemingly endless string of problems since it was first conceived in 1986. The 40,000 ton ship has cost over four billion dollars so far and is slower than the steam powered carrier it replaced. Flaws in the "de Gaulle" have led it to using the propellers from it predecessor, the "Foch," because the ones built for "de Gaulle" never worked right and the propeller manufacturer went out of business in 1999. Worse, the nuclear reactor installation was done poorly, exposing the engine crew to five times the allowable annual dose of radiation. There were also problems with the design of the deck, making it impossible to operate the E-2 radar aircraft that are essential to defending the ship and controlling offensive operations. Many other key components of the ship did not work correctly, including several key electronic systems. The carrier has been under constant repair and modification. The "de Gaulle" took eleven years to build (1988-99) and was not ready for service until late 2000. It's been downhill ever since. The de Gaulle is undergoing still more repairs and modifications. The government is being sued for exposing crew members to dangerous levels of radiation."
I wish I could time travel and tell this to Lord Nelson. He had so much fun with French ships. =]
Every time the French get in the water, they make fools of themselves. When will they learn?
"The 40,000 ton ship has cost over four billion dollars so far and is slower than the steam powered carrier it replaced."
French culture and engineering: you just can't beat it.
"Swiftboat vet, John 'F'ing FrankenSkerry, had gotten on board by wind surfing and was piloting the vessel at the time."
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