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April 18, 2002: Naval vessels from five nations sail in parade formation for a rare photographic opportunity at sea in the Mediterranean. US Navy Photo 020418-N-1587C-030 by U.S. Navy/PH3 Alta I. Cutler.
In four descending columns, from left to right: Italian frigate ITS Maestrale (F 570), French destroyer De Grasse (D 612); Nimitz-class supercarrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), French frigate Surcouf (F 711); Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73), Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), Italian destroyer ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560); and Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831).
