The “Montcalm” (D642) is an anti-submarine frigate of the Georges Leygues class (Type F70) of the French Marine Nationale (French Navy). She is actually a destroyer, as the “D” in the
pennant number says, but the French refer to this kind of ships as frigates. She was built at the Brest Arsenal between 1975 and 1982.
The “Montcalm” is a multi-role ship armed with
Exocet and
Crotale missiles, suitable for strategic defence and show of force operations. The superstructures of this class of ships are built to resist the blast from a nuclear explosion. The white device resting at the stern is a DUBV 43C
towed array sonar.
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French frigate Montcalm (D642) -
Exocet -
Crotale (missile) -
Pennant number -
Towed array sonar (Wikipedia)
11 comments:
Wow! These are great VP.
Very impressive, but I still think I'll hold out for one of those luxury yachts.
Nice ship and some nice light in these photos!
You are quite knowledgeable about these vessels. Is this your line of work? Or, do people who live in a port like Livorno just pick it up as part of life? Or is it a particular interest of yours?
Guess you can't take a pleasure cruise in that one.
Looks similar to what we have had at our harbor the last week.
I too have to say I look forward to see the beauty of Italian design on your luxury yachts....
Named after the man who lost Québec to Wolfe and his life at the Plains of Abraham...
So big and loaded. Yes, it could be impressive in a "show of force operation."
The "able to resist nuclear explosion" is a chilling thought.
You know your ships.
Jack - Not my line of work, at least not recently, but I have always liked to learn something about the ships that come into our port.
ciel - I was reading a short bio of him, just to know the guy...
Dina - I do not think any type of ship can survive a direct hit.
Interesting ship. Let's hope the crew trains well and never sees serious action. Thank you for the explanation.
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