Watch incredible moment powerful international warship sails into Portsmouth

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Footage shows the moment an international warship, completed in 2012, arrived in Portsmouth Harbour in front of onlookers.

Footage shows the moment a French frigate, the FS Aquitaine, sailed into Portsmouth Harbour this morning (April 2) with crowds gathering in Old Portsmouth, the Hot Walls and at the Round Tower to capture the moment.

JMD Video and Photography captured the footage and posted it to their YouTube page.

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FS Aquitaine sails into Portsmouth.FS Aquitaine sails into Portsmouth.
FS Aquitaine sails into Portsmouth. | JMD Video and Photography

Aquitaine was developed by FREMM, a joint Franco-Italian program, implemented to develop a new class of frigates for various European navies.

The construction of Aquitaine began in 2007, and was completed in 2012.

To watch her sail in see the video embedded in this story.

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