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Frigate F 730 FS Floreal |
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class: Floreal class Frigate (Frégate
de Surveillance) Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire (Nantes), France STATUS: Laid down: April 2, 1990 Launched: October 6, 1990 Commissioned: May 27, 1992 IN SERVICE Homeport: Port des Galets, La Reunion Namesake: Floreal (8th month of the French Republican Calendar) Technical Data: see INFO > Floreal class Frigate |
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FS Floreal (F 730): Floréal was ordered as part of the first pair on 20 January 1989 from Chantiers de l'Atlantique for construction at their yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and the keel was laid down on 2 April 1990. The frigate was built using modular construction methods, which reduced the vessel's construction time. Floréal was launched on 6 October 1990 and commissioned into the French Navy on 27 May 1992. Following sea trials, Floréal sailed for Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient where the weapons and sensors were installed and underwent further trials. After entering service, Floréal was assigned to the French Pacific territories, based at Réunion, monitoring of the exclusive economic zone in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. In October 1995, one week after Bob Denard overthrew the government of the Comoros in late September, French commandos using the frigate as a base of operations, landed in the island and arrested Denard. In 2002, Floréal's helicopter drove off pirates that were attacking the Lebanese vessel Princess Sarah off Somalia. In 2003, Floréal underwent a major overhaul at Papeete, Tahiti. On 17 March 2009, Floréal contacted the private yacht Tanit, which was sailing for Kenya, about entering the Gulf of Aden and the dangers of piracy. The owners of the yacht, Florent and Chloë Lemaçon, decided to continue on their journey. The frigate escorted the yacht until 20 March, when the frigate was not allowed to go any farther. On 4 April, Tanit was seized by pirates off the coast of Ras Hafun, Somalia and those aboard taken hostage. Floréal took part in the action that led to the release of Tanit during which one of the hostages and two of the pirates were killed. On 5 December 2014, the frigate searched three vessels illegally fishing near Juan de Nova Island. Shark fins without carcasses were found and as a result 2.4 tonnes (2.4 long tons; 2.6 short tons) of fishery products were destroyed. On 10 October 2017, while at the port of Durban, South Africa, Floréal was struck by a container ship that had broken its hawsers during a storm and drifted into the frigate. The frigate was seriously damaged. The ship was repaired at Mauritius. In 2018, the frigate was assigned to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), intercepting drug smuggling in the Indian Ocean. Floréal seized 7.4 tonnes (7.3 long tons; 8.2 short tons) of cannabis after searching two dhows off Oman. In 2019, the vessel joined CTF 150 again and intercepted 5.45 tonnes (5.36 long tons; 6.01 short tons) of cannabis. On 28 May 2019, the frigate moved to inspect an un-flagged dhow in the Indian Ocean. During the inspection, 520 kilograms (1,150 lb) of heroin was found and seized. source: wikipedia |
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Floréal ... was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos, which means flower. Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started 20 April or 21 April. It ended 19 May or 20 May. It follows the Germinal and precedes the Prairial. Like all FRC months Floréal lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi). |
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