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Louise Michel (ship)
''Louise Michel'' is the name of the former French patrol boat ''Suroît'', originally built for the Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes. It was refitted in 2020 to patrol rescue zones in the Mediterranean Sea. History ''Suroît'' ''Suroît'' was Ship commissioning, commissioned in 1988 as one of two ''Avel Gwalarn''-class patrol boats built by the Estérel shipyard in Cannes. The hull was planked with three layers of mahogany wood. The vessel was Ceremonial ship launching, christened by French biathlete Emmanuelle Claret and put in service by the Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes with the pennant number DF 42. The ship was stationed at the French Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast in Royan. In 2014 the crew had spent about 2,000 hours at sea, performing inspections of 150 vessels in the vicinity of the Île d'Yeu. In July 2016 an article about the restructuring of the French customs service naval branch mentioned that ''Suroît'' would not be repaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a Reed (plant), reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
