French helicopter cruiser Jean d'Arc

French helicopter cruiser Jean d'Arc (R97) off Hunter Island in the South Pacific. A beautifully designed ship that functioned as a training ship in peacetime but also an ASW helicopter carrier in war. She could operate up to 10 helicopters of various types and was armed with 6 Exocet SSM launchers and 4 x 100mm guns. served from 1964 to 2010.

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