The essential the largest aircraft carrier in the world has thrown anchor into the waters of Marseille and will wet until August 9. What is the American USS Gerald R. Ford comes to stop off the Marseille city?
Impossible to miss it. The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, 337 meters long and 78 m wide, has been moored since Monday August 4 in the waters of Marseille. With its approximately 100,000 tonnes, it can accommodate 4,500 soldiers and 75 aircraft, and operates thanks to two nuclear reactors installed on board which provide twice as much electricity as their predecessors, details The Parisian.
Symbol of American military domination, it is simply the greatest in the world. And the most impressive too, since he is able to propel an airplane in 10 seconds. He is accompanied by the USS Winston S. Churchill missile launcher.
Symbol of “the Franco-American Alliance”
The Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture said it would welcome the aircraft carrier until Saturday, August 9, via a decree. “Navigation, the anchorage of ships and devices of all kinds, swimming and scuba diving are prohibited in all respects less than 100 meters from this building,” she recalls.
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The United States Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, says he is “delighted to welcome him to France, particularly at a time when we start negotiations with European allies concerning the increase in defense purchases and respect for their commitments to NATO”, reports Maritima.
This same aircraft carrier should have stopped near the Marseille city in 2023, but had changed direction after receiving order to get closer to Israel after the attack on Hamas.