''La Glorieuse'' is the fifth ship in the of

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s within the

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. She is the last vessel of her class still in service with the French Navy but is due to be decommissioned by 2023.

Service history

''La Glorieuse'' was launched on 25 January 1985. On 31 October 2013, thanks to detection by a Falcon 200 Gardian surveillance aircraft, ''La Glorieuse'' intercepted an armed Chinese

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operating illegally in the

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exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
On 13 November the same year she took part in a maritime surveillance operation in the Pacific OceanCols bleus, N°3023, 23 November 2013 pages 4 and 5 in support of the frigate , then in preparation for surveillance operations in the same zone. In March 2015 she set out to assist the inhabitants of

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affected by

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. In early 2022, ''La Glorieuse'' deployed to

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with of supplies to assist the island in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.

References

External links

La Glorieuse
on the Marine Nationale website {{DEFAULTSORT:La Glorieuse 1985 ships Patrol vessels of the French Navy