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The French tanker Somme is a Durance-class command and replenishment tanker (French: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy.In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, Somme is configured as a flagship and has served as such in the Indian Ocean.
Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note Jacques Chevallier class: Jacques Chevallier: A725: 2024 [36] 31,000 tonnes: Replenishment oiler: Two additional ships planned to enter service by 2027; fourth projected after 2030 [37] [38] [39] Durance class: Somme: A631: 1990: 17,900 tonnes: To be replaced in 2027 by third vessel of the Jacques Chevallier ...
In 2009, Somme repelled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The lead ship of the class (Durance) was transferred from France to Argentina in 1999/2000. In 2015, the second French ship was removed from service, followed by a third in 2021 and a fourth in 2023.
La Légère: Sybill-class barque latine: For French Navy. [6] Unknown date Kingdom of France: Jacques Poirier Havre de Grâce: La Somme: Sixth rate: For French Navy. [7] Unknown date Spain: Ciprián Autrán Guarnizo: Principe: Third rate: For Spanish Navy. [8]
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the French Navy. Names are traditionally re-used over the years, and have been carried by more than one ship. List of ships
Somme, the first ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, [5] was ordered on 9 April 1917 as part of the Eleventh War Programme from Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company. The ship was laid down at the company's Govan shipyard in November 1917, launched on 10 August 1918 and commissioned on 4 November, [ 6 ] joining the 14th ...
French tanker Somme, a French Navy tanker and command ship; HMS Somme, a British World War I S-class destroyer; Battle of the Somme, World War I Somme American Cemetery and Memorial; Somme Heritage Centre
HMS Somme (1918) was an S-class destroyer launched in 1918 and sold in 1932. HMS Somme was a Battle-class destroyer laid down in 1945 and cancelled later that year List of ships with the same or similar names