French Navy’s New BRF Supply Ship Starts Sea Trials
French shipbuilder Naval Group announced that the “Jacques Chevallier” started its sea trials campaign on 25 January.
31 Jan 2023
French shipbuilder Naval Group announced that the “Jacques Chevallier” started its sea trials campaign on 25 January.
12 Dec 2022
OCCAR announced that Fincantieri laid the keel of the forward section of the second force replenishment vessel (BRF - Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Force in French) for the French Navy on 6 December 2022.
24 May 2022
On 29 April, the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF - Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) was launched in Saint-Nazaire for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
29 Apr 2022
On 29 April, the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF - Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the FLOTLOG program was launched in Saint-Nazaire.
27 Apr 2022
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique is set to launch the “Jacques Chevallier” on Friday 29 April. The vessel is the first of four new logistic support ships (LSS) known as "BRF" for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
02 Mar 2022
Chantiers de l'Atlantique completed in record time the assembly of the “Jacques Chevallier”, the French shipyard announced on its social media last week...
07 Feb 2022
The OCCAR announced that Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri held the steel cutting of the bow section for the “Jacques Stosskopf”. The vessel is the second of four new logistic support ships (LSS) known as "BRF" for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
24 Dec 2021
The keel-laying of the “Jacques Chevallier”, the first of four new logistic support ships (LSS) known as "BRF" for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) took place at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire.
08 Nov 2021
The forward section of the Jacques Chevallier, the first of four Logistic Support Ships (LSS) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the French Navy FLOTLOG program (“Flotte logistique”), was delivered on November 6 at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard.
03 Nov 2021
The first MV7000 drives for the Logistic Support Ship (LSS) FLOTLOG program has successfully passed their Factory Acceptance Tests at GE Power Conversion Nancy Factory, reaching a first milestone for the new fleet of LSS of the French Navy.