French frigate Montcalm
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| Name | Montcalm |
| Namesake | Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran |
| Builder | Arsenal de Brest, France |
| Laid down | 5 December 1975 |
| Launched | 31 May 1980 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 3 July 2017 |
| Status | Awaiting disposal |
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| Class and type | Georges Leygues-class frigate |
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| Length | 139 m (456 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 39.36 m (129 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
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Montcalm was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" for any of its ships; hence some of the larger ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers. She was the fourth French vessel named after the 18th century general marquess Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran.
Operational history
[edit]Montcalm was involved in operations off Libya during the 2011 Libyan Civil War. The vessel was used to evacuate French and British citizens from the nation after fighting closed the airports.[1] From 13 to 26 October 2014, the frigate took part in the large international operational exercise Catamaran 2014 that practiced an amphibious assault.[2] Montcalm was decommissioned on 3 July 2017.[3] The hull was then stripped and brought to Brégaillon to await final disposal.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Brophy, Daragh (1 August 2014). "'Crisis team' set up to help Irish in Libya, as French and British leave on naval ship". thejournal.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (24 October 2014). "Video and photo coverage: Catamaran 2014 large joint amphibious exercise with CVN, LHD, LPD". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (7 July 2017). "La frégate Montcalm a tiré sa révérence". Meretmarine.com (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (30 March 2018). "L'ex-Montcalm en attente à Brégaillon". meretmarine.com (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Montcalm (D642) at Wikimedia Commons
