The Loire class are Offshore Support and Assistance Vessels (BSAH - bâtiments de soutien et d’assistance hauturiers). 
Specifications |
| 17 | crew |
| 12 | troops |
| 2960 | full load (tn) |
| 70 | length (m) |
| 16 | beam (m) |
| 5 | draught (m) |
| 16 | max speed (knots) |
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Aircraft| Typical | Max | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landing platform only. No hangar | ||||||||
Shipyards |
 KERSHIP joint venture - | 4 |
List of Ships |
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| 2018 | -- | | French Navy | A602 | FS Loire | FALO | |||
| 2018 | -- | | French Navy | A603 | FS Rhone | FARN | |||
| 2019 | -- | | French Navy | A604 | FS Seine | FLCM | |||
| 2020 | -- | | French Navy | A605 | FS Garonne | FLCS | |||
Events |
| 2015-sep | Ordered | Ordered A602 FS Loire | |
| 2015-sep | Ordered | Ordered A603 FS Rhone | |
| 2016-sep | Ordered | Ordered A604 FS Seine | |
| 2016-sep | Ordered | Ordered A605 FS Garonne | |
| 2017-nov-13 | Launched | Launched A603 FS Rhone | |
| 2018-jul-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned A603 FS Rhone | |
| 2020-mar-06 | Port Visit | Port Visit A603 FS Rhone visited HMNB Devonport | |
| 2022-feb-13 | Port Visit | Port Visit A604 FS Seine visited Valletta | |
| 2022-oct-04 | Port Visit | Port Visit A603 FS Rhone arrived in Leith | |
| 2022-oct-26 | Deployment | Deployment A605 FS Garonne maritime security patrol around Oseberg Oil Field in the Norwegian North Sea | |
| 2024-sep-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit A603 FS Rhone visited HMNB Portsmouth |
