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2006-04-19 Europe
French Navy Loses (multi-million-dollar sonar)
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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2006-04-19 13:22|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "French Navy Loses"

What, still again?
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2006-04-19 14:03|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]  2006-04-19 14:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I've always wanted a towed array for my brim boat.
I'll keep an eye open for it.
Posted by 6 2006-04-19 14:21||   2006-04-19 14:21|| Front Page Top

#3 ;>
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-04-19 14:25||   2006-04-19 14:25|| Front Page Top

#4 You have a better chance of snagging it using tri-hooks and 40 lb. test line.
Posted by ed 2006-04-19 14:29||   2006-04-19 14:29|| Front Page Top

#5 The French have a navy?
Posted by Infidel Bob">Infidel Bob  2006-04-19 14:49||   2006-04-19 14:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Maintaining a tradition of 225 years.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-19 14:49||   2006-04-19 14:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Is that when the bath tub was invented?
Posted by Infidel Bob">Infidel Bob  2006-04-19 14:50||   2006-04-19 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 That's the Battle of the Chesapeake, key to the victory at Yorktown. I think before that you have to go back to LaRochelle in 1400+-.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-19 16:09||   2006-04-19 16:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Battle of the Capes the United States can thank their lucky stars that the French Navy was in peak form, perhaps not seen before and not seen again until 1914 when they relieved the British from Med duty.
Posted by 6 2006-04-19 17:32||   2006-04-19 17:32|| Front Page Top

#10 I also thank our lucky stars that the British admiral was a moron and the French admiral had some guts.
Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-19 18:53||   2006-04-19 18:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Mislaid, as in forgotten laptops that show up in terrorists' hands? Iran would love to have this sophisticated sonar and cargo exchanges at sea are even recorded in ancient accounts of merchant traders.
Posted by Danielle 2006-04-19 19:18||   2006-04-19 19:18|| Front Page Top

#12 a Toad array you say? Well it is French after all.
Posted by SPoD 2006-04-19 22:33|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]  2006-04-19 22:33|| Front Page Top

#13 The Brit Admiral at Yorktown wasn't a moron, just outmatched in terms of guns and types of ships - his was a Supply/Logistics fleet, the French were a War/Battle/Blockade Fleet.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-19 23:20||   2006-04-19 23:20|| Front Page Top

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