The amphibious group includes the LHD Mistral, the frigate Surcouf, helicopters, drones and landing craft, according to a statement from French Consul General Rodolphe Sambou. “These ships ...

The Tonnerre has been widely but erroneously described as a "hospital-ship ... But the Mistral class amphibious helicopter-carrier is one of the most important vessels in the French navy.

Two years later, the keel for the lead ship of the class was launched from the Brest dockyard. Mistral was later commissioned into the French Navy in 2006. According to the 2008 French White Paper ...

Currently, another landing ship that participated in Baltops, the French helicopter carrier Mistral, is visiting Tallinn. This year's Baltops exercise gathered the largest amphibious assault and mine ...

The Mistral class ... is the dispatch of a French navy vessel to the eastern Mediterranean. The Tonnerre has been widely but erroneously described as a "hospital-ship". Its main role in the ...