French training vessel stops over in Cape Town
The Jeanne d’Arc, a helicopter carrier and French training squadron for French naval officers, stopped over in Cape Town from 12 to 19 March. The Jeanne d’Arc was accompanied by the anti-submarine warfare frigate Georges Leygues. Its South African stopover was the sixth during its 6-month long Atlantic and Indian Ocean voyage. The main mission of the Jeanne d’Arc is to provide practical experience to cadets during their officer training course of four years. There are 124 cadets on board, amongst them 12 women, representing 16 nationalities including one South African.
In 1998 and 1999 the Jeanne d’Arc took part in rescue operations of flood-ravaged populations in Central America and Mozambique, and in 2003-2004 she was part of the peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She provided humanitarian support to Aceh province, Indonesia, after the 2004 tsunami.
- The Jeanne d’Arc in Cape Town Photographer: Irchad Razaaly
- Photographer: Irchad Razaaly
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