French frigate Prairial open for tours at Aloha Tower
Advertiser Staff
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The French frigate Prairial is making a port call to Honolulu this weekend and is open for public tours.
The Prairial will be docked at Aloha Tower’s Pier 10 from today until Sept. 23.
Tours are available to the public from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. Children under 6 are not allowed on board. School and group tours may be scheduled by appointment.
For more information, call the French Consulate in Honolulu at 547-5852 or 547-5625, or email consulfr@gmail.com
The Prairial is based in Papeete, Tahiti, and conducts maritime surveillance of fisheries and illegal activities in French Polynesia.
It carries a Panther helicopter and is armed with four anti-ship Exocet missiles, and a weapons system capable of destroying surface and air targets.