on 30 March, bound for Martinique, where she arrived on 21 April. and sailed on to Norfolk, Virginia and New York, arriving on 24 April. During the transit, she carried out exercises with . A visit to Halifax was cancelled. Forbin was back to France in May, where she took part in the naval parade of 8 May off Sainte-Maxime. On 25 May, she was at Abu Dhabi. In June, Forbin operated with the carrier group, supporting "Operation Enduring Freedom" and maritime security operations. Second cruise The frigate Forbin was part of the French naval task group led by the aircraft carrier that departed Toulon on 30 October 2010 for a four-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean. and Persian Gulf. The task group commander, Rear Admiral Jean-Louis Kerignard, defined force's mission as follows: The force would help allied navies fight piracy off the coast of Somalia and send jets to support NATO in the skies above Afghanistan. Once on station, the Charles de Gaulle carrier task group joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by the aircraft carriers and operating in the Persian Gulf. Subsequently, between 7–14 January 2011, the French carrier task group led by Charles de Gaulle participated with bilateral naval exercise, code named Varuna 10, with the Indian Navy. Indian naval units participating in Varuna 10 included the , the s and ; and the diesel-electric submarine . Varuna 10 was a two-phase naval exercise, with the harbor phase taking place between 7–11 January and the sea phase between 11–14 January in the Arabian Sea. POLARIS 21 Forbin participated in the French-led POLARIS 21 exercise. CLEMENCEAU 22 Forbin deployed as part of Clemenceau 22 led by the carrier . Gallery See also List of ship launches in 2005 References External links Frigate Forbin Forbin on Alabordache Netmarine.net Photographs of the construction and the launching Frigates of France Horizon-class frigates of the French Navy 2005 ships Ships built in France