Commandant Riviere class

1962

Aviso-Escorteur light frigates mainly used for overseas patrol duties capable of carrying a 80 marines detachment with two landing boats. One of the 100mm gun was later replaced by 4 MM38 Exocet launchers

Derivatives / Succeeded by
Joao Belo class	1967
Floreal class	1992
La Fayette class	1996
FFG Al Riyadh class	1996
Kang Ding class	1996
FFG Formidable class	2007

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166	crew
80	troops
1750	light (tn)
2230	full load (tn)
98	length (m)
11.50	beam (m)
4.30	draught (m)
7500	range (nm)
25	max speed (knots)



4	Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick



3	Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
2	Naval Gun single 30 mm
1	Rocket Launcher ASW mortar 375 mm
6	Torpedo Launchers single tube 550 mm

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	Typical	Max
No Landing platform

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DCNS - Lorient -	9

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	French Navy	F725	Victor Schoelcher		1962	1988
Uruguayan Navy ROU 02 General Artigas					1988	1989
	French Navy	F727	Admiral Charner		1962	1991
Uruguayan Navy ROU 03 Montevideo					1991	--
	French Navy	F733	Commandant Riviere		1962	1995
	French Navy	F728	Doudart de Lagree		1963	1991
	French Navy	F740	Commandant Bourdais		1963	1990
Uruguayan Navy ROU 01 Uruguay					1990	2000
	French Navy	F726	Commandant Bory		1964	1995
	French Navy	F748	Protet		1964	1992
	French Navy	F749	Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry		1965	1994
	Portuguese Navy	F480	Joao Belo class NRP Comandante Joao Belo	CTFR	1967	2008
Uruguayan Navy ROU 01 Uruguay					2008	--
	Portuguese Navy	F481	Joao Belo class NRP Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo	CTFS	1968	2004
	Portuguese Navy	F482	Joao Belo class NRP Comandante Roberto Ivens	CTFT	1968	1998
	Portuguese Navy	F483	Joao Belo class NRP Comandante Sacadura Cabral	CTFU	1969	2008
Uruguayan Navy ROU 02 Comandante Pedro Campbell					2008	--
	French Navy	F729	Balny		1970	1994
	French Navy	F730	Floreal class Floreal	FAFR	1992	--
	French Navy	F731	Floreal class Prairial	FARP	1992	--
	French Navy	F732	Floreal class Nivose	FANV	1992	--
	French Navy	F733	Floreal class Ventose	FAVE	1993	--
	French Navy	F734	Floreal class Vendemiaire	FAVM	1993	--
	French Navy	F735	Floreal class Germinal	FAGE	1994	--
	French Navy	F710	La Fayette class La Fayette	FAYE	1996	--
	ROCN	FFG-1202	Kang Ding class ROCS Kang Ding		1996	--
	ROCN	FFG-1203	Kang Ding class ROCS Si Ning		1996	--
	French Navy	F711	La Fayette class Surcouf	FASF	1997	--
	French Navy	F712	La Fayette class Courbet	FACO	1997	--
	ROCN	FFG-1205	Kang Ding class ROCS Kun Ming		1997	--
	ROCN	FFG-1206	Kang Ding class ROCS Di Hua		1997	--
	ROCN	FFG-1207	Kang Ding class ROCS Wu Chang		1997	--
	ROCN	FFG-1208	Kang Ding class ROCS Chen Te		1998	--
	French Navy	F713	La Fayette class Aconit	FBAT	1999	--
	French Navy	F714	La Fayette class Guepratte	FAGT	2001	--
	Royal Moroccan Navy	611	Floreal class Mohammed V		2002	--
	Royal Moroccan Navy	612	Floreal class Hassan II		2003	--
	Singapore Navy	68	Formidable class RSS Formidable	S6KI	2007	--
	Singapore Navy	69	Formidable class RSS Intrepid	S6KJ	2008	--
	Singapore Navy	70	Formidable class RSS Steadfast	S6KK	2008	--
	Singapore Navy	71	Formidable class RSS Tenacious	S6KL	2008	--
	Singapore Navy	72	Formidable class RSS Stalwart	S6KM	2009	--
	Singapore Navy	73	Formidable class RSS Supreme	S6KN	2009	--

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1957-apr	Laid down	F733 Commandant Riviere
1957-oct	Laid down	F725 Victor Schoelcher
1958-may	Laid down	F726 Commandant Bory
1958-oct-11	Launched	F725 Victor Schoelcher
1958-oct-11	Launched	F726 Commandant Bory
1958-oct-11	Launched	F733 Commandant Riviere
1958-nov	Laid down	F727 Admiral Charner
1959-apr	Laid down	F740 Commandant Bourdais
1960-mar	Laid down	F728 Doudart de Lagree
1960-mar	Laid down	F729 Balny
1960-mar-12	Launched	F727 Admiral Charner
1961-apr-15	Launched	F728 Doudart de Lagree
1961-apr-15	Launched	F740 Commandant Bourdais
1961-sep	Laid down	F748 Protet
1962-feb-14	Commissioned	F727 Admiral Charner
1962-mar-17	Launched	F729 Balny
1962-sep	Laid down	F749 Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry
1962-oct-15	Commissioned	F725 Victor Schoelcher
1962-dec-4	Commissioned	F733 Commandant Riviere
1962-dec-7	Launched	F748 Protet
1963-mar-10	Commissioned	F740 Commandant Bourdais
1963-may-1	Commissioned	F728 Doudart de Lagree
1963-dec-14	Launched	F749 Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry
1964-mar-5	Commissioned	F726 Commandant Bory
1964-may-1	Commissioned	F748 Protet
1965-may-1	Commissioned	F749 Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry
1967		F740 Commandant Bourdais chicoutimi, province de Quebec, Canada
1970-feb-1	Commissioned	F729 Balny
1976	Deployment	F733 Commandant Riviere australia
1986		F733 Commandant Riviere converted to trials ship
1988	Decommissioned	F725 Victor Schoelcher
1988	Fate: transfered	F725 Victor Schoelcher to Uruguay as General Artigas
1988		F727 Admiral Charner I must discard a framed photo of the Charner steaming close off Tahiti circa 1988. Being an old salt myself with my ship s photo on my wall, I know this photo of the A. Charner will be someone else s treasure. Happy to ship it free of charge anywhere. Paul Shelton, Seattle, Washington USA. pgshelton at w-link net
1988-sep-26	Port Visit	F727 Admiral Charner Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1988-sep-26	Port Visit	F726 Commandant Bory Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1990	Decommissioned	F740 Commandant Bourdais
1990	Fate: transfered	F740 Commandant Bourdais to Uruguay as ROU Uruguay
1991	Decommissioned	F727 Admiral Charner
1991	Fate: transfered	F727 Admiral Charner to Uruguay as Montevideo
1991	Decommissioned	F728 Doudart de Lagree
1991-jan-28	Commissioned	ROU 03 Montevideo
1992	Decommissioned	F748 Protet
1994	Decommissioned	F729 Balny
1994	Decommissioned	F749 Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry
1995	Decommissioned	F726 Commandant Bory
1995	Decommissioned	F733 Commandant Riviere

Commandant Riviere class

1962

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