The French Navy’s minehunter FS Sagittaire will moor at port of Turku from October 4-7, said Finnish Defence Forces in a press release on Wednesday.
The ship will not be open to the people.
Éridan (Tripartite)-class minehunter FS Sagittaire is 51,6 meters long and 8,9 meters wide. She is specialized in mine countermeasures.
FS Sagittaire cans house a crew complement of 50. The ship was commissioned in 1996 and her homeport is in Brest.
The visit will strengthen the cooperation between the countries. During the visit, FS Sagittaire will exercise mine countermeasures with the Coastal Fleet.
The visit will be hosted by the Commander of the Coastal Fleet, Captain (Navy) Patrik Lillqvist.
The hosting squadron will be 4th Mine Countermeasures Squadron of the Coastal Fleet.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi