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Frigate F 711 FS Surcouf |
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class: La Fayette class Frigate (Frégate
Légère Furtive) Builder: DCN, Lorient, Brittany, France STATUS: Laid down: July 6, 1992 Launched: July 3, 1993 Commissioned: February 7, 1997 IN SERVICE Homeport: Toulon Namesake: Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) Technical Data: see INFO > La Fayette class Frigate |
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FS Surcouf (F 711): Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette-class frigate of the French Navy. She was laid down at Lorient Naval Dockyard on 6 July 1992, launched 3 July 1993, and commissioned May 1996. Since her commission, Surcouf has taken part in numerous missions, notably in Operation Antilope (Gabon and Congo), Operation Trident (Kosovo) and Mission Khor Anga in the Djibouti zone. On 14 May 2001, Surcouf rendered assistance to Marc Guillemot, skipper of Biscuits La Trinitaine-Team Ethypharm, who had to abandon his ship after her starboard hull was seriously damaged. The catamaran's crew of five were airlifted to safety by helicopter. On 14 October 2004, Surcouf assisted Sara 2, a Panamanian cargo ship which ran aground near Yemen. The 16-man crew was successfully airlifted by the Panther helicopter, and later transferred from the frigate to the Yemeni coast guard. Between 17-21 May 2008, Surcouf participated in Exercise KhunjarHaad, a multi-national exercise held in the Gulf of Oman. Other participating warships included the American destroyer USS Russell, the British frigate HMS Montrose, the British fleet replenishment tanker RFA Wave Knight and four other coalition ships conducted air defense; surface warfare operation; visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS); and joint gunnery exercises, which focused on joint interoperability training and proficiency. In November 2012 FS Surcouf deployed to the Horn of Africa as part of the European Union's Naval Operation in the area. A British Lynx HMA.8 helicopter of 815 Squadron was on board for the whole four-month deployment, along with 12 personnel including 2 Royal Marine snipers. This was the first extended deployment of a Royal Navy helicopter on a French warship and is the result of a recent treaty between the United Kingdom and France to share military resources and conduct more joint operations. In 2013, Surcouf participated in Operation Atalanta and arrested 12 suspected pirates together with an American ship USS Halyburton. They are transferred to Mauritius. As of November 13, 2013, the ship was in operational readiness in Toulon. Surcouf entered the Black Sea on May 28, 2014 in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. From May 2015, the Surcouf joined the combined task force 150 for a few weeks. On April 28, 2017, the frigate intercepted a dhow containing 200 kg of drugs as part of its mandate for Combined Task Force 150. On May 3, a second interception led to the seizure of an additional 200 kg of heroin. The ship is taking part in the Jeanne d'Arc 2018 mission. Along with the Italian frigate Federico Martinengo, it is conducting exercises on December 12 with the Cypriot patrol vessel Commodore Andreas Ionnades. source: wikipedia |
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Robert Surcouf (12 December 1773 - 8 July 1827) ... was a French privateer who operated in the Indian Ocean between 1789 and 1801, and again from 1807 to 1808, capturing over 40 prizes, while amassing a large fortune as a ship-owner, from both privateering and commerce. Surcouf started his career as a sailor and officer on the slave ships Aurore, Courrier d'Afrique and Navigateur. Having risen to captain, and in spite of the prohibition of slave trading by the National Convention in 1793, he engaged in the business himself as a captain on Créole. He then captained the merchantman Émilie, on which he engaged in commerce raiding despite lacking a letter of marque. He preyed on British shipping, capturing the East Indiaman Triton, before returning to Île de France in the Indian Ocean, where his prizes were confiscated. He then returned to France, where he obtained prize money from the government. Returning to the Indian Ocean, Surcouf captained the privateers Clarisse and Confiance, raiding British, American, and Portuguese merchantmen. He captured the East Indiaman Kent on 7 October 1800. Returning to France, he was awarded the Legion of Honour and settled as a ship-owner. He briefly returned to the Indian Ocean in 1807 on the custom-built Revenant before returning to France. There, he armed privateers and merchantmen. His privateers led successful campaigns against the British in the Indian Ocean and disastrous ones in the English Channel, except for Renard. This cutter achieved fame in her very costly victory over HMS Alphea on 9 September 1812 which exploded after repulsing French attempts at boarding. There were many casualties. After the Bourbon restoration, he organised fishing expeditions to Newfoundland and amassed a considerable fortune. He died in 1827 and is buried in a graveyard at Saint-Malo. source: wikipedia
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