§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names of all French naval vessels that have visited the United Kingdom over the last 10 years, indicating their port of call and the dates of their visits. [40163]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information is available only from mid-1991 onwards. Research of records prior to that date could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost.
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Vessel Port Date of visit 1991 Sterne Dartmouth 24–26 June La Belle Poule Milford Haven 11–14 July Sterne Swansea 22–25 July L'Audacieuse Cowes 3–6 August Circe Plymouth 24–27 August Lutteur Poole 23–27 September Phenix Leith 27–29 September Calliope and Cybele London 21–25 October Baccarat Plymouth 25–28 October La Fidele Guernsey 29–31 October Beveziers Faslane 8–11 November Beveziers Rosyth 22–25 November Amyot D'Inville Leith 5–9 December 1992 Emeraude Plymouth 24–28 January Thetis Falmouth 31 January–3 February Grebe Plymouth 7–11 February–2 March Le Vigilante Dartmouth 11–16 March L'Audacieuse Dundee 13–17 March Laperouse Portsmouth 24–28 March Vulcain Penzance 10–14 April Emeraude Portsmouth 22–27 April Styx Guernsey 24–27 April La Grande Hermine Guernsey 13–15 May Latouche Treville Glasgow 26–30 May Sake Jersey 26–27 May Eridan Liverpool 26–29 May Andromede and Orion Cardiff 1–4 June Saire Poole 2–6 June La Fidele Poole 3–5 June Latouche Treville Leith 12–16 June Phenix Inveness 18–22 June Acharne and Cybele Poole 24–26 June Phenix Cardiff 26–30 June 158W
Vessel Port Date of visit Jaguar, Leopard, Lion, Loire, Lynx Panthere and Tigre Leith 29 June–2 July Aconit London 11–15 July Acharne Plymouth 31 July–4 August Acharne Cowes 4–7 August Phenix Cowes 5–9 August Emeraude Faslane 25–30 August La Combattante and Lutteur Kingswear 26–30 August Cybele Portsmouth 28 August–1 September Thetis Greenock 6–14 September Thetis Campbeltown 14–19 September Sirene Falmouth 18–21 September Phenix Guernsey 29 September–2 October L'Audacieuse Shoreham 27–30 October Agosta Leith 30 October–3 November Somme Plymouth 6–9 November Agosta Leith 13–17 November 27 November— 5 x MSC1 London 1 December Jaguar and Lion Guernsey 1–9 December 1993 Tenace Falmouth 15–18 January Vulcain Poole 15–19 January 5 x MCMV2 Dartmouth 18–25 January Psyche Rosyth 5–9 February Pegase Cardiff 9–12 February Psyche Leith 19–23 February La Fidele and Saire Jersey 2–5 March 5 x MCMV2 London 12–16 March La Combattante Guernsey 24–25 March Clio Portsmouth 2–6 April L'Etoile and La Belle Poule Plymouth 16–20 April Psyche Plymouth 29 April–3 May Amethyste and Ouessant Portsmouth 10–14 May Primauguet Portsmouth 11–14 May Borda London 21–24 May Aconit Liverpool 25–30 May La Fidele Poole 25–27 May Frehel Poole 25–28 May Styx Dartmouth 28 May–1 June Grebe Jersey 28–31 May La Grande Hermine Guernsey 1–2 June De Grasse Glasgow 3–5 June CDT Birot, CDT Blaison and Lt de Lavallee Leith 7–11 June Chacal, Lion, Panthere and Tigre Isle of Man 18–21 June De Grasse Leith 18–22 June Clio Dundee 21–25 June La Grande Hermine Guernsey 25–27 June Eridan, La Belle Poule, L'Etoile, and Goeland Newcastle 13–17 July Sirene Dundee 16–20 July Amethyste Faslane 27 August–3 September A. D'Inville Plymouth 27–31 August Sterne Cardiff 31 August–3 September Cotre Mutin Cowes 7–10 September Styx Leith 16–22 September L'Audacieuse, Calliope, Cassiopee, Eridan, Lt de Le Henaff, Loire, Orion and Primauguet Leith 17–20 September Acharne Poole 28 September–1 October Alencon and Ouistreham Plymouth 15–18 October Sirene Leith 29 October–1 November Ouessant Plymouth 4–8 November Glaive Torquay 5–8 November Saire Alderney 10–11 November Sirene Leith 12–15 November 24 November Lion and Lynx Guernsey 1 December Cdt Birot and Jean Moulin Plymouth 20 November–2 December 159W
Vessel Port Date of visit 1994 L'Audacieuse Jersey 5–7 January Vulcain Poole 24–7 January Aconit, Cassiopee, Le Henaff and Orion London 4–8 February Eridan Swansea 11–14 February Sterne Cowes 14–17 February Beveziers Leith 18–22 February Sirene Leith 18–22 February Beveziers Leith 5–8 March Centaure Falmouth 11–16 March Grebe Southampton 11–14 March Planet Leith 15–16 March La Combattante Jersey 5–9 April 4 x MCMV2 Chatham 15–18 April Clio and Croix Du Sud Plymouth 14–18 May 9 x MCMV2 Leith 20–23 May Eridan Plymouth 2–6 June Duguay-Trouin Portsmouth 2–5 June Styx Weymouth 2–3 June Circe Milford Haven 3–6 June Drougou Portsmouth 3–5 June Styx Dartmouth 4–6 June Borda Guernsey 4–5 June Frehel Guernsey 9–12 June Chef Robet and Trident Jersey 9–13 June Mutin Salcombe 14–15 June Mutin Dartmouth 15–16 June Circe Falmouth 17–20 June Mutin Chausey 18–20 June L'Audacieuse Weymouth 20–23 June Borda Douglas 24–27 June Grand Hermine Helford 24–27 June L'Herminer Chatham 29 June–5 July Belle Poule Guernsey 1–4 July Styx Jersey 11–15 July Sterne Cowes 29 July–6 August Vulcain Chatham 19–23 August Grebe Penzance 19–23 August Vulcain Jersey 2–6 September Epee Jersey 7–9 September Acharne and Lutteur Poole 13–16 September Pegase Milford Haven 16–19 September Grebe Penzance 19–23 September Cybele Plymouth 20–23 September Vulcain Portland 26–30 September EDIC 9010 Marchwood 5–7 October Beveziers Plymouth 7–11 October Borda Torquay 14–17 October Glaive Guernsey 21–24 October Agosta Leith 21–25 October L'Audacieuse Plymouth 21–25 October Perle Plymouth 28 October–2 November Agosta Leith 4–8 November Duguay-Trouin Leith 4–8 November Duguay-Trouin London 10–14 November CoteD'Aquitaine Portsmouth 1–2 December La Praya Chatham 21–25 November Frehel Alderney 24–25 November 10 X Support Craft Devonport 24–27 November Cote D'Aquitaine Portsmouth 1–2 December 4 X MCMV2 London 9–13 December 1995 Andromede Portsmouth 16–19 January Surcouf London 1–4 February Sirene Leith 3–6 February L'Ailette Southampton 7–9 February Sirene Leith 17–21 February La Fidele and Saire Poole 13–16 March 3 X MCMV2 Jersey 17–20 March Croix du Sud London 27–31 March Lavalle and CDT L'Herminier Plymouth 30 March–3 April
Vessel Port Date of visit 4 X MCMV2 Jersey 31 March–3 April Malabar Falmouth 31 March–4 April L'Audacieuse Oban 31 March–4 April Lutteur Portsmouth 16–18 May Mutin Falmouth 19–26 May Epee Guernsey 19–21 May Mutin Helford 23 May–6 June Borda Poole 30 May–2 June L'Audacieuse leith 2–5 June Latouche Treville Leith 9–13 June Loire London 12–15 June La Fidele Alderney 20–21 June Antares and Glycine Swansea 27–29 June Mutin Oban 21–24 July Circe Falmouth 24–27 July Mutin Dundee 28–31 July Mutin Grimsby 3–7 August Grebe Douglas 4–8 August CDT De Pimodan Swansea 4–8 August Calliopee Plymouth 16–21 August Aldebaran Dartmouth 23–27 August Mutin Cowes 24–28 August Utile Milford Haven 25–29 August Cybele Portsmouth 1–4 September Laperouse Southampton 5–8 September Elan Southampton 5–8 September Elan Lowestoft 13–20 September L'Etoile Guernsey 19–21 September La Fidele and La Lutteur Poole 19–22 September Elan Southampton 21–25 September Agosta Leith 20–23 October Circe Portsmouth 27–30 October Ouessant Portsmouth 27–31 October 1 MSC = Coastal Mine Sweeper. 2 MCMV = Mine Countermeasures Vessel.