French
Frigates. Photographs and history of the frigates of the French
Navy inclusding Le Corse Class, Commandante Riviere and Lafayette Class
Frigates. |
| NAME |
LAUNCHED |
FATE |
Le
Corse Class
View Class |
| Le Corse (F761) |
5th August 1952 |
Stricken 1975 |
| Le Brestois (F762) |
16th August 1952 |
Stricken 1975 |
| Le Boulonnais (F763) |
12th May 1953 |
Stricken 1977 |
| Le Bordelais (F764) |
11th July 1953 |
Stricken 1975 |
Le
Normand Class
View Class |
| Le Normand (F765) |
13th February 1954 |
Stricken 1980 |
| Le Picard (F766) |
31st May 1954 |
Stricken 1979 |
| Le Gascon (F767) |
23rd October 1954 |
Stricken 1977 |
| Le Lorrain (F768) |
19th June 1954 |
Broken up 1981 |
| Le Bourguignon (F769) |
28th January 1956 |
Stricken 1976 |
| Le Champenois (F770) |
12th March 1955 |
Stricken 1975 |
| Le Savoyard (F771) |
7th May 1955 |
Stricken 1980 |
| Le Breton (F772) |
2nd April 1955 |
Stricken 1977 |
| Le Basque (F773) |
25th February 1956 |
Stricken 1980 |
| L'Agenais (F774) |
23rd June 1956 |
Stricken 1985 |
| Le Bearnais (F775) |
23rd June 1956 |
Stricken 1980 |
| L'Alsacien (F776) |
26th January 1957 |
Stricken 1981 |
| Le Provencal (F777) |
5th October 1957 |
Stricken 1980 |
| Le Vendeen (F778) |
27th July 1957 |
Stricken 1981 |
Commandant
Riviere Class |
| Victor Schoelcher (F725) |
11th October 1958 |
Sold to Uruguay 1988 |
| Commandant Bory (F726) |
11th October 1958 |
Extant 1995 |
|
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR
SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Commandant Bory
Original
Marius Bar Postcard. Price £18. Click here to
order. Order Code PFD157 |
Commandant Bory, September 1973.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP5432
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP5432 |
| Amiral Charner (F727) |
12th March 1960 |
Sold to Uruguay 1991 |
| Doudart De Lagree (F728) |
15th April 1961 |
Stricken 1991 |
| Balny (F729) |
17th March 1962 |
Stricken 1994 |
| Commandant Riviere (F733) |
11th October 1958 |
Trials Ship 1986 |
|
French Commandant Riviere Class Frigate Commandant
Riviere (F733). Taken from RFA Plumleaf, Gulf of Aden, November
1982.
Photographed by George
Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
GM173 |
| Commandant Bourdais (F740) |
15th April 1961 |
Sold to Uruguay 1990 |
|
French Riviere Class Frigate Commandant Bourdais
(F740). Taken from RFA Brown Ranger, South Pacific, July 1974.
Photographed by George
Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
GM174 |
| Protet (F748) |
7th December 1962 |
Stricken 1992 |
|
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR
SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Protet
Original Postcard. Publisher
Details Unknown. Price £18. Click here to
order. Order Code PFD150 |
| Enseigne De Vaisseau Henry (F749) |
14th December 1963 |
Stricken 1994 |
Lafayette
Class |
| Lafayette (F710) |
13th June 1992 |
In Service 2005 |
|
La Fayette at Malta.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
DPD009 |
La Fayette at Malta.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
DPD010 |
|
French Frigate Lafayette. Malta, May 1995.
Photographed by George
Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
GM145 |
F710 FNS Lafayette arriving at Malta, 15th May 2003.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD012 |
|
F710 Lafayette at Malta.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD444 |
F710 Lafayette at Malta.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD445 |
|
F710 Lafayette at Malta, May 2003.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD763 |
F710 Lafayette at Malta, May 2003.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD875 |
| Surcouf (F711) |
3rd July 1993 |
In service 2005 |
|
Surcouf at Malta, 24th September 1999.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD201 |
|
F711 Surcouf at Malta, September 1999.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD606 |
F711 Surcouf at Malta, September 1999.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD607 |
| Courbet (F712) |
August 1994 |
In Service 2005 |
|
Courbet at Malta, 3rd December 1999.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD202 |
Courbet entering Malta, 30th November 1999.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
PD203 |
| Aconit (F713) |
1999 |
In service 2005 |
| Guepratte (F714) |
2001 |
In service 2005 |
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