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Dunkerque, anchored at Spithead in May 1937

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North America 98 years ago today: Washington Naval Conference (12 Nov 1921) https://buff.ly/2Xa6VtB Following the War, the US and Japan began expanding and modernizing their fleets. To avoid an arms race between these countries and Britain, still the world's biggest naval power, the US arranged the Washington Naval Conference, the world's first disarmament conference. The participants agreed to limit their fleet sizes, maintain the status quo in the Pacific, and guarantee China's independence, while Britain also ended its alliance with Japan. #1920s #1921 #20thcentury #november #americanhistory #ushistory #cartografia #cartographer #cartography #usnavy #royalnavy #japanesenavy #frenchnavy #italiannavy #historicalplace #historisch #historygeek #historygram #historymatters #historyteacher #mapmaking #maps #northamerica #november12 #unitedstates #navalhistory #washington #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Washington, D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4wi79CAmXY/?igshid=mfc9ziggfzwm

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Breguet Br 960 Vultur

First flying on 4 August 1951, the Bréguet Br 960 Vultur was a two-seat carrier-based attack and anti-submarine aircraft (ASW) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Designed as a mix-powered aircraft, it had an Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 970-shaft-horsepower (720 kW) turboprop in the nose with a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet 21.6-kn (4,900 lbf) in the tail. This enabled the Vultur to meet the speed and endurance requirements of the French Navy.

Changing requirements led to the cancellation of the attack requirement, so the second Vultur prototype was rebuilt as an anti-submarine warfare platform, powered by a single, but more powerful Mamba VI and the deletion of the Nene turbojet. Redesignated the Br 965 Épaulard (“Killer Whale”) it eventually led to the Bréguet 1050 Alizé.

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“The interception marks one of the most significant actions taken by a Western navy against Russia’s sanctions-evasion network in international waters.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇫🇷

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . The French Navy, with support from allied countries, intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on June 1.

The vessel, Tagor, has been transporting Russian crude oil and petroleum products and is sanctioned by the EU, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence agency’s database of shadow fleet vessels.

The interception marks one of the most significant actions taken by a Western navy against Russia’s sanctions-evasion network in international waters.

“It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and fund the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years,” Macron said.

The French president noted that the tanker had departed from Russia.

Moscow has relied on a so-called shadow fleet since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to sustain oil exports despite Western sanctions.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned France’s move as unlawful.

Photo: Emmanuel Macron / X.

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French Aircraft Carrier Charles De Gaulle Will ‘Soon Arrive’ Near Strait Of Hormuz http://dlvr.it/TSYV9K

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French navy seizes almost 5 tonnes of cocaine from ship in Pacific http://dlvr.it/TQSN7G

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Dunkerque makes a port call in Liverpool 1937

Laid down on 24 December 1932, launched on 2 October 1935 and commissioned on 1 May 1937, Dunkerque was the first French battleship completed since the First World War. Although initial design was concentrated on countering Italian cruisers, the German Deutschland-class heavy cruisers became a larger threat. The Dunkerque-class battleships armour was designed to withstand the 11-inch guns of the Deutschlands while having guns large enough to overpower them.

In the early stages of World War Two Dunkerque participated in searches for German commerce raiders and undertook convoy escort duty. At the time of the French surrender, Dunkerque was in Mers El Kabir. The British, fearing that the French Fleet may fall under German control, sent an ultimatum that the French ships either join Britain; sail to the French West Indies; disarm themselves or make for a neutral port and be interned. When the ultimatum expired, the British ships open fire. In the resulting naval and air bombardment, Bretagne was sunk, with Provence and Dunkerque damaged.

In the initial attack Dunkerque was hit by four 15-inch shells from HMS Hood. These caused a loss of power and major damage to the main armament. She was beached to prevent her from being sunk. On the following morning, an attack by Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers sank the patrol boat Terre-Neuve moored along side. A detonation of the depth charges on board caused severe damage to Dunkerque’s bow.

Subsequent repair work allowed Dunkerque to sail to Toulon for extensive repairs. She was scuttled in November 1942 when the Germans occupied all of Southern France. Raised, she was being scrapped by the Italians until September 1943 when Italy surrendered. Germany then seized the wreck and continued the scrapping process. Post war, Dunkerque’s remains were finally scrapped in 1958.