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FR La Fayette class

US Independence class

Aircraft Carrier

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FR French Navy Piasecki HUP-2 / UH-25B Retriever 22










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19511963FRFrench NavyR96La Fayette
19531960FRFrench NavyR97Bois Belleau




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1951-jun-02CommissionedCommissioned FR R96 La Fayette ex USS Langley
1953-sep-05CommissionedCommissioned FR R97 Bois Belleau ex USS Belleau Wood
1955RefitRefit FR R96 La Fayette Refit for SPS-6 radar
1956-octAircraftAircraft FR R96 La Fayette 2x Planeguard / SAR Flt HUP-2 of 23S aboard, including 23S-4.
1956-nov-01DeploymentDeployment FR R96 La Fayette Operation Musketeer Participated in Suez operations.
1956-nov-02AircraftAircraft FR R96 La Fayette Operation Musketeer Corsair of 15F fell over the side while recovering. Pilot rescued by HUP-2 planeguard 23S-4.
1957-jun-08Port VisitPort Visit FR R97 Bois Belleau International Fleet Review, Virginia 1957 Visited Virginia, USA for the International Naval Review
1959RefitRefit FR R96 La Fayette height finding radar DRBI 10 DRBI-10 fit
1960DecommissionedDecommissioned FR R97 Bois Belleau
1962-jun-11DeploymentDeployment FR R96 La Fayette operating with BDC Argens, BDC Blavet, Lest Chélif and BDC Trieux, assisted in repatriation of French nationals from Algeria.
1963-marDecommissionedDecommissioned FR R96 La Fayette Returned to USA









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