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Encyclopedia > Durance class ships

The Durance class is a type of military tanker of the French Navy. Three ships of the class, the Marne, the Somme and the Var, can also take an admiral and his staff. Navy officers on the bridges of the frigate La Motte-Picquet French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ...


The leading ship of the class has been sold to Argentina in 1999; she serves under the name Patagonia


The five ships of the class are

  • A629 Durance (sold to Argentina in 1999)
  • A607 Meuse
  • A608 Var
  • A630 Marne
  • A631 Somme

The Meuse refueling the FS Foch The Foch (R 99) was the sister-ship of the Clémenceau. ...

Tanker Meuse: during a refuelling at sea, the refuelling pipe slides along a cable to the receiving ship

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Durance class tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (212 words)
The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy.
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