French warship Vendemiaire has paid a visit to Australia, reports the Cairns.com.
She arrived from the base Noumea, France yesterday and made a stop before participating in naval exercises with Australian forces.
“The main purpose is to develop interoperability with the Australian navy,” said commanding officer Commander Joffrey Guerry .
The warship’s crew would also send a delegation to the Remembrance Day ceremony in Cairns on Monday, he added.
The Vendemiaire is a light monitoring frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fifth ship of the Floreal class, and is named after Vendemiaire, the first month of the Republican Calendar.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff,November 8, 2012