Support Ship |
1964 |
| Less of a tightly controlled class, more a collection of similarly specified support vessels with minor variations in almost every characteristic for slightly different roles. 2320T standard in Garonne and Loire. SEMT-Pielstick 16PA2V Diesels in Rhin and Rhone, 12PA4 in Rance, Loire and Garonne. Only 1x 40mm gun in Garonne, none in Rance. Garonne had no flight deck, Loire, Rhin and Rance all had hangars, but Rance could carry 3x Alouette III.  |
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Shipyards | Login to Edit | |
 DCNS - Lorient - | 4 | |||||
List of Ships | Login to Edit | |
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| French Navy | A618 | BSS Rance | -- | 1997 | ||||
| French Navy | A621 | BSL Rhin | FBHV | 1964 | -- | |||
| French Navy | A622 | BSM Rhone | 1964 | -- | ||||
| French Navy | A615 | BMS Loire | FBLO - LO | 1967 | -- | |||
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| 1962-feb-23 | Laid down | A622 BSM Rhone | ||||
| 1962-dec-8 | Launched | A622 BSM Rhone | ||||
| 1964-mar-1 | Commissioned | A621 BSL Rhin | ||||
| 1964-aug-14 | Laid down | A618 BSS Rance | ||||
| 1964-dec-1 | Commissioned | A622 BSM Rhone as submarine support ship. | ||||
| 1965-may-5 | Launched | A618 BSS Rance | ||||
| 1965-jul-9 | Laid down | A615 BMS Loire | ||||
| 1966-feb-5 | Commissioned | A618 BSS Rance | ||||
| 1966-oct-1 | Launched | A615 BMS Loire | ||||
| 1967-oct-10 | Commissioned | A615 BMS Loire The minesweeper support ship was fitted with a hangar. | ||||
| 1976 | Deployment | A618 BSS Rance by 1976, primary assignment was as a Hospital ship (bâtiment de soutien santé, BSS). | ||||
| 1981-mar | Deployment | A615 BMS Loire operating from Djibouti, with Jules Verne. | ||||
| 1981-aug-27 | Aircraft | A615 BMS Loire operating with ALAT Alouette III 1272 / KBE, off Djibouti. | ||||
| 1982-may-13 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Karachi, until 26 May. | ||||
| 1984-mar-6 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Dakar, until 9 Apr. | ||||
| 1984-aug-26 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Port Said. | ||||
| 1984-aug-28 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Hurghada Naval Base, until 30 Aug. | ||||
| 1985-mar-30 | Refit | A615 BMS Loire improvements to underwater detection gear, at Lorient untl 29 Aug. | ||||
| 1987-aug | Deployment | A621 BSL Rhin to Djibouti in support of the Clemenceau Carrier Group, until Sep. | ||||
| 1987-oct-3 | Deployment | A615 BMS Loire frequently visited during assignment to Operation Prometheus, ensuring safe passage of French commercial shipping. | ||||
| 1991-aug-8 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Palma, until 12 Aug. | ||||
| 1997-feb-28 | Decommissioned | A618 BSS Rance struck and became Q732 on 30 May 1997. | ||||
| 1997-may-12 | Decommissioned | A622 BSM Rhone | ||||
| 1997-nov-7 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Cardiff, until 10 Nov. | ||||
| 1997-nov-12 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Campbeltown, until 13 Nov. | ||||
| 1998-apr-6 | Refit | A615 BMS Loire major maintenance period at Lorient, until early Jul. | ||||
| 1999-mar-19 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Istanbul, with Jeanne d Arc and Dugay-Trouin until 22 Mar. | ||||
| 1999-jun-18 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Dublin with NATO minesweeping force, until 21 Jun. | ||||
| 2003-dec-6 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Dublin, at Custom House Quay. | ||||
| 2007 | A618 BSS Rance serving as a breakwater at Saint-Mandrier. | |||||
| 2009-may-8 | Port Visit | A615 BMS Loire visited Malta. | ||||
| 2016-apr-11 | A618 BSS Rance hull moved to Toulon harbour. | |||||
| 2019-may | Fate: scrapped | A618 BSS Rance towed from Toulon to Galloo Shipyard in Ghent for scrapping. | ||||
| 2019-may-18 | Fate: scrapped | A622 BSM Rhone arrived at Galloo shipyard in Ghent, after being towed from Lorient, for scrapping. | ||||
| 2020-jul-4 | Fate: scrapped | A615 BMS Loire arrived at Galoo yard, Ghent for scrapping. | ||||
