No less than twenty ships of the line are now building in the French dockyards, and for the greater. number of them screws have been ordered. In addition to these there are eighteen frigates and ...
On its last journey, the submarine had left Zeebrugge in Belgium and was heading to Boulogne-sur-Mer and Le Havre to lay mines when it ran aground. The 26 crewmen surrendered to French authorities.
He needed to weaken the French first. He planned to use a relatively ... They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station. WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster?
The French navy will also be joining in the service, as the Crew of PSP Famant will visit the site of the Longwy wreck to lay wreaths at sea before joining the congregation for the Dedication Service.
This day set a bloody precedent: the Somme campaign wore on for five months and, in all, more than a million soldiers from the British, German and French armies were wounded or killed. General ...
Sailors of the French Navy are slated to get new underwater vehicles for deep-sea surveillance. (Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images) BREST, France — The French Navy has ordered an autonomous ...
BREST, France — The French Navy has ordered an autonomous underwater vehicle from Exail that will surveil critical infrastructure at depths of up to 6,000 meters, the company announced.
The French Navy allowed a dinghy packed with migrants to continue across the Channel to Britain despite the deaths of five people, including a seven-year-old girl, on board. Three men and a woman ...