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15 November 2006

Monge

The French naval vessel Monge [left] is in port in St. John's.

The large white vessel with its array of antennae has attracted public attention, but there seems to be some confusion over what the ship does.

The Monge is a missile-instrumentation vessel.

It is used to collect data on missile test launches related to the development of France's nuclear force de dissuasion.