Chantiers de l’Atlantique press release
The Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Stosskopf is the second in a series of four ships intended for the French Navy, the order for which was notified in January 2019 by the Joint Armament Cooperation Organisation (OCCAR) to Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Naval Group.
The FlotLog program is part of a Franco-Italian cooperation led by OCCAR on behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) and its Italian counterpart NAVARM, within the Logistic Support Ship (LSS) program.
The BRF Jacques Stosskopf was launched on August 19, 2024 in Saint-Nazaire. The ceremony, which took place on September 13, celebrated the taking of command of the ship by Captain Sébastien Fajon as well as the ceremonial launch, in the presence of Emmanuel Chiva, head of DGA (French defense procurement agency), Joachim Sucker, Director of OCCAR, Admiral François MOREAU, Inspector General of the Armed Forces – Navy, Pierre Éric Pommellet, Chairman and CEO of Naval Group and Laurent Castaing, CEO of Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
Laurent Castaing, Managing Director of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, said:
“The Jacques Chevallier has now been sailing for over a year, to the great satisfaction of the Navy. The construction of civil ships as forged Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s spirit of adaptability. The assembly phase of the Jacques Stosskopf was once again completed n a record time of 5 months, with a laying on the slipway in mid-March, the laying of the last block in early June and a launch on 9 August 2024. Today, we are celebrating not only a new industrial milestone but also the synergy of skills with Naval Group as art of this European project.”
Pierre Éric Pommellet, Chairman and CEO of Naval Group, stressed that
“The launching of this second BRF is further proof of the successful industrial cooperation between Naval Group and Chantiers de l’Atlantique, and of the complementarity of their skills in providing the DGA and the French Navy with the best expertise in the civil and military sectors. A European program, force supply vessels are also a symbol of Franco-Italian cooperation.”
Sea trials of the Jacques Stosskopf will begin next spring, with delivery scheduled for the end of 2025.
Construction of the third vessel, named Emile Bertin, began at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in early 2024 and includes a section manufactured in Italy. Its delivery is scheduled for 2027.
The Jacques Chevallier, the first in the series, was delivered to the French Navy in July 2023.
Main characteristics of the BRF vessels
Gross tonnage: 28,700 GRT
Displacement at full load: 31,000 tonnes
Overall length: 194 m
Overall width: 27.60 m
Crew capacity: 190 people (including 130 crew members and capacity for 60 passengers)
Total deadweight: 14,870 tonnes
Freight volume: 13,000 m3
Total installed capacity: 24 MW
Artillery: 40 mm guns
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