French ship La Glorieuse explained
-- warships except submarines -->| Ship Image: | File:Glorieuse-01.jpg | | Ship Caption: | La Glorieuse at sea off Nouméa (16 November 2002) |
| Ship Country: | France | | Ship Name: | La Glorieuse | | Ship Laid Down: | January 1984 | | Ship Launched: | 25 January 1985 | | Ship Commissioned: | 18 April 1987 | | Ship Decommissioned: | 24 July 2023 | | Ship Out Of Service: | 11 May 2023 | | Ship Status: | Decommissioned |
| Ship Displacement: | 373t | | Ship Length: | 54.8m (179.8feet) | | Ship Beam: | 8m (26feet) | | Ship Draught: | 2.54m (08.33feet) | | Ship Power: | Electrical plant: 3 GE Poyaud Jeumond (120abbr=onNaNabbr=on each) | | Ship Propulsion: |
| | Ship Speed: | 24kn | | Ship Boats: | - 1 × EFRC 10 seats
- 1 × EFR 10 seats
| | Ship Complement: | 29 | | Ship Sensors: | UHF, VHF, HF, 1 DECCA 1226, 1 OMEGA M6, MF CRM 4215 radiogoniometer, shallow water tester, Ben LMN3 loch, CGM4 gyroscopic compass | | Ship Armament: |
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La Glorieuse was the fifth ship in the of
patrol vessels within the
French Navy. She was the last vessel of her class still in service with the French Navy but was removed from active service in May 2023
[1] [2] [3] [4] and decommissioned in July.
[5] Service history
La Glorieuse was launched on 25 January 1985, commissioned in 1987 and assigned to patrol the offshore zone around New Caledonia.
On 31 October 2013, thanks to detection by a Falcon 200 Gardian surveillance aircraft, La Glorieuse intercepted an armed Chinese fishing boat operating illegally in the New Caledonia exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
On 13 November the same year she took part in a maritime surveillance operation in the Pacific Ocean[6] in support of the frigate, then in preparation for surveillance operations in the same zone. In March 2015 she set out to assist the inhabitants of Vanuatu affected by cyclone Pam.[7] In early 2022, La Glorieuse deployed to Tonga with of supplies to assist the island in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Après 36 ans d’opérations, le P400 La Glorieuse tire sa révérence . Ministère des Armeés . 11 May 2023 . 11 May 2023.
- Web site: La Glorieuse a entamé sa tournée d'adieu; les Nouvelles Calédoniennes . 25 January 2023.
- Web site: Nouméa : le D'Entrecasteaux a repris la mer 10 mois après l'incendie de sa passerelle . Mer et Marine . Groizeleau . Vincent . subscription . 7 June 2022 . 7 June 2022.
- Web site: Après le retrait du service de la Moqueuse, plus qu'un P400 opérationnel. Mer et Marine . fr . Groizeleau . Vincent . 19 June 2020 . 29 January 2022 . subscription.
- Web site: Dernière cérémonie des couleurs pour La Glorieuse . Ministère des Armeés . 1 August 2023 . 1 August 2023.
- Cols bleus, N°3023, 23 November 2013 pages 4 and 5
- Web site: La marine française envoie un second bâtiment au Vanuatu . Mer et Marine . Groizeleau . Vincent . fr . 25 March 2015. 2015-05-27 . subscription.
- Web site: Du fret humanitaire envoyé à Tonga depuis Nouméa . Franceinfo . Nadine . Goapana . Alexandre . Rosada . Françoise . Tromeur . AFP . fr . 25 January 2022 . 16 December 2022.
