French Naval Ships Tonnerre and Guepratte are on a visit to Kochi from 12-16 Apr 16. Captain Laurent Sudrat and Commander Claire Pothier are the Commanding Officers of Tonnerre and Guepratte respectively. During the visit, various interactions with Southern Naval Command have been planned. On 12 Apr 16, Colonel Frederic Ugo, Resident, Defence Attache and Commander Loic Bizot, Resident Naval Attache, Embassy of France, New Delhi accompanied by the Commanding Officers of French Naval Ships called on the Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command. Other planned interactions during the stay of the French ships include exchange of visits by specialist officers and personnel from both the navies with Indian Navy personnel visiting the French Naval ships and vice-versa.