Warships of the French Navy
FS Améthyste S605
FS Amethyste S605, a Rubis Class Nuclear Submarine of the French Navy is seen leaving Devonport at Rusty Anchor, Plymouth Hoe as she heads from base (8W) to sea at 1130 on 7th September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng693bvG-LA
French Navy Rubis Class Nuclear Submarine FS Amethyste S605 leaves Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth Sound (viewed from Rusty Anchor, Plymouth Hoe) as she heads from base (8W) to sea on 7th September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ossv7VxCt18
FS Casabianca S603
French Navy 'Rubis' Class Nuclear Submarine, believed to be FS Casabianca S603 leaves Devonport Naval Base at Mutton Cove on 20th August 2018.
FS Cephee M652
French Navy Tripartite class Minehunter FS Cephee M652 is seen leaving Devonport Naval Base at Devil's Point, Plymouth on 25th March 2019. The Tripartite class of minehunters was jointly developed between France, Belgium and the Netherlands during the 1970s, and is today used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, and Bulgaria. Originally 45 minehunters were built during the 1980s and with a displacement of 605 tons, they are powered by a Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPd0g3D-rVw
French Navy Tripartite class Minehunter FS Cephee M652 is seen entering Portsmouth Naval Base from Spice Island (Portsmouth) as she heads 0800 OSB to Southern Railway Jetty (SRJ) bow south on 24th January 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCH6lGY3h00
FS Chacal A753
FS Chacal A753, a Leopard Class Training Vessel of the French Navy, is seen in Plymouth Sound preparing to enter Devonport Naval Base as she heads from sea to base at 1015 on 17th January 2020..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27bAfGhGh7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27bAfGhGh7I
FS Primauguet D644
FS Primauguet D466 is a F70 Type Georges Leygues Class Anti-Submarine Destroyer of the French Navy, and we see FS Primauguet as she leaves Devonport Naval Base at Devil's Point on 13th March 2017. Commissioned on 5th November 1986, she is 456 feet long and uses two Pielstick PA 6 CV280 STD diesels which generate 5,200 hp each and two Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines which generate a total 52,000 hp, meaning she has a top speed of almost 55kph (or 34mph). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COG96aIQx58
A French visitor to Devonport! FS Primauguet D644, a F70 Type anti-submarine destroyer of the French Navy is seen passing Mountbatten as she prepares to enter Devonport on 10th March 2017. Her visit was in connection with the continued exercises being held in South West waters from two NATO maritime groups over the previous week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiBurZ4CQ-I
FS Primauguet D466 is a F70 Type Anti-Submarine Destroyer of the French Navy, and we see 'Primauguet' as she enters Devonport Naval Bas and passes Artillery Tower on 10th March 2017. Commissioned into the French Navy on 5th November 1986, she is 456 feet long and uses two Pielstick PA 6 CV280 STD diesels which generate 5,200 hp each and two Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines which generate a total 52,000 hp, meaning she has a top speed of almost 55kph (or 34mph). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APIWm2zn_tw&t=335s
FS Sagittaire M650
FS Sagittaire M650 is a Tripartite Class Minehunter of the French Navy, and we see her together with HMS Smiter P272, a P2000 Class Coastal Training Craft of the Royal Navy off the South Coast at Bournemouth during the Bournemouth Air Show on 30th August 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOb1g9Otyg
FS Tigre A754
FS Tigre A754, a Leopard Class Training Vessel of the French Navy, enters Devonport Naval Base as she heads from sea to base at 1030 on 17th January 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdpTRIyBSXQ