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Monocle magazine April 2024
Konfekt - Issue 14
The Forecast 2024
The Monocle Book of Japan
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Issue 121, volume 13
p.47 - 54
01 of 15On the bridge of anti-aircraft destroyer ‘Chevalier Paul’
02 of 15Sailors jumping into the sea to disarm a mock bomb
03 of 15French sailors heading for lunch wearing standard-issue caps
04 of 15‘Honour’ and ‘Fatherland’, mottos of the Marine Nationale
05 of 15Young recruit
06 of 15‘Capitain de corvette’
07 of 15The Newtsuit allows a person to walk along the seabed
08 of 15Sailor aboard the ‘Chevalier Paul’
09 of 15Toulon is home to 70 per cent of the French fleet
10 of 15 A blade can be useful on the seabed
11 of 15Coming up for air
12 of 15Sailors on deck
13 of 15Tugboat being repaired in the dry dock
14 of 15Bay of Toulon
15 of 15Sailor on deck surveying the training operation
As France reasserts itself on the world stage, we visit the historic naval base at the epicentre of its maritime prowess.
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