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Took this photo today. Heres some infor on the ship:
D'Estienne D'Orves class ASW corvettes
Displacement: 1,250 tons full load
Dimensions: 80 x 10.3 x 5.3 meters (262 x 34 x 17 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 11,000 bhp, 23.5 knots
Crew: 105
Radar: DRBV 52A air/surface search
Sonar: DUBA 25
EW: ARBR 16 intercept, 2 Dagaie decoy, SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament: 1 ASW rocket launcher, 2 Exocet SSM, 1 100 mm DP, 2 20 mm,
4 torpedo catapults
Small ASW-oriented corvettes. Being gradually retired.
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It actually seemed to be "Premier-Maitre L'her". Fitted with 4 x .50cal (demountable, but carried in port) and some armour plate on each corner of the superstructure. Only carried 2 of it's 4 MM40 Exocets.
Loire is a depot ship and is a regular Irish vistor. Senior officer was miffed I was taking picture of his ship. "Like duh! there are cutaway drawings on the internet!"
Code:Rhin class special purpose tenders Displacement: 2,445 tons full load Dimensions: 101.05 x 13.1 x 3.65 meters (331.5 x 43 x 12 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 3,200 bhp, 16.5 knots Crew: 156 Aviation: aft helo deck for 1 light helo Armament: 3 40 mm (+ 3 12.7 mm MG in A615) Special-purpose support tenders, each configured for a different role: A615 minesweeper support A621 electronics repair Number Name Year FLT Group Homeport Notes A615 Loire 1967 ATL FGM Brest A621 Rhin 1964 ATL -- Fort-de-France
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No joker..They were invading.
:xlol:
Courtesy Visits by foreign naval ships Is an old tradition,and has been going on since the foundation of the state(I think A Japanese Destroyer visited Dublin in the 1920s).
At one time in Cork,at the same time we had a Dutch Frigate in Cobh,A soviet Destroyer at the custom House,and A US Frigate elsewhere on the City Quays.
Beliving this to be something sinister is just pure crustyism...
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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