FS Nivose F-732 Floreal class Frigate French Navy Marine

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F 732 FS Nivose

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Type, class: Floreal class Frigate (Frégate de Surveillance)
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire (Nantes), France

STATUS:
Laid down: January 16, 1991
Launched: August 10, 1991
Commissioned: October 16, 1992
IN SERVICE

Homeport: Port des Galets, Reunion Island
Namesake: Nivose (4th month of the French Republican Calendar)
Technical Data: see INFO > Floreal class Frigate

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FS Nivose (F 732):

Nivôse was ordered as part of the second pair on 9 January 1990 from Chantiers de l'Atlantique for construction at their yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and the keel was laid down on 16 January 1991. The frigate was built using modular construction methods which reduced the vessel's construction time. Nivôse was launched on 10 August 1991 and commissioned into the French Navy on 16 October 1992. Following sea trials, Nivôse sailed for Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient where the weapons and sensors were installed and underwent further trials.

After entering service, Nivôse was based at Port des Galets, Réunion to patrol France's Pacific territories. In December 2000, the frigate caught the fishing vessel Vedra illegally fishing south east of Kerguelen. After taking control of Vedra and heading for Port des Galets, the two ships came upon another vessel, Grand Prince, illegally fishing. Grand Prince was halted and boarded and all three vessels sailed for Réunion. On 27 July 2001, while sailing off the coast of Somalia, Nivôse received a distress call from Diana, which was afire. The crew of Diana had abandoned ship and were in the water in heavy seas. The frigate dispatched its helicopter and the 16 crew were rescued of which 15 were transported to the cargo ship Maersk San Jose. The sixteenth crew member was taken to Nivôse to receive medical treatment. In October 2001, Nivôse was deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In January 2003, Nivôse intercepted and captured the fishing vessel Lince off the Kerguelen coast after it was spotted illegally fishing for toothfish. Lince, a vessel known for illegal fishing, was found to have 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons) of toothfish aboard and was taken to Port des Galets under escort by both Nivôse and the patrol vessel La Boudeuse. In March 2004, the frigate was deployed in support of Madagascar after Typhoon Galifo hit the island nation. Later that year in September, Nivôse with the patrol vessel La Rieuse, intercepted a flotilla of six Japanese fishing vessels illegally fishing in French waters. Two Japanese ships were boarded, Koryu Maru 38 and Chokyu Maru 38, and 150 tonnes (150 long tons; 170 short tons) of illegally caught tuna was found in their holds. The two fishing vessels were escorted into Port des Galets. In November 2004, the frigate intercepted the Taiwanese fishing vessel Ruey Shyang 11 after it was spotted illegally fishing 210 kilometres (130 mi) southwest of Réunion. In 2006, the frigate underwent a three-month long maintenance period at Dubai.

In late 2008, under frigate captain French: capitaine de frégate Jean-Marc Le Quilliec, Nivôse was deployed as part of a European Union expeditionary force, Operation Atalanta, in the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy off Somalia. On 12 April 2009, Nivôse relieved her sister ship Floréal as part the operation. On 15 April 2009, she captured eleven pirates 900 km (560 mi) east of Mombasa, and thwarted an attack on the Liberian-registered merchantman Safmarine Asia. On 3 May 2009, 900 km off Somalia, the crew managed to lure pirates to attack the ship by sailing into the sun to avoid being identified and mistaken for a merchant vessel; as the pirates closed in, Nivôse turned about and launched a helicopter and fast outboard vessels. Eleven pirates were captured. From 5 to 7 March 2010, joining mission forces from France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden, Nivôse intercepted four mother ships and arrested 35 pirates in three days off Somalia. The frigate sank two of the mother ships.

On 29 March 2014, Nivôse intercepted five fishing vessels illegally fishing off Juan de Nova Island. During the night of 29/30 September 2014, Nivôse was severely damaged by a fire off Réunion which broke out in the engine room. Floréal assisted in firefighting operations. The ship was disabled and Nivôse was towed first by Floréal and then by the tugboat Bougainville into Port des Galets. The frigate was taken to Mauritius to undergo repairs. The ship returned to service after nearly 13 months in November 2015.

In March 2019, the frigate and the amphibious assault ship Tonnerre were sent to Mozambique as part of France's response for humanitarian aid after Typhoon Idai hit the nation. On 25 September 2019, Nivôse intercepted a dhow in the Indian Ocean. During the search of the vessel, 2.5 tonnes (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) of cannabis resin was found and seized.

On 6 December 2020, the frigate rendezvoused with sailing vessel Yes We Cam! skippered by Jean Le Cam during the Vendée Globe 2020-2021 in order to transfer Kevin Escoffier. Escoffier was rescued by the competing sailor following his yacht breaking up earlier in the race. The transfer took place 360 nm north of the Crozet Islands, Escoffier will be transferred home to France via Réunion.

source: wikipedia

Nivôse

... was the first month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between 21 and 23 December. It ended between 19 and 21 January. It follows the Frimaire and precedes the Pluviôse.

The new names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on 24 October 1793. On 24 November the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes. So it was decided to omit the circumflex (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months. So the month was named Nivose instead of Nivôse. Historiography still prefers the spelling Nivôse.

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