Vulcano-class logistic support ship explained

The Vulcano class is a class of replenishment oiler used by the Italian Navy, with lead ship Vulcano of the class entered service on 12 March 2021.[1] The ships are designed to support fleet operations with fuel and dry stores and expected to replace the, another class of replenishment oiler from the Navy. Vulcano was financed under the 2014 Naval Law,[2] for €346 million, then increased to €374.6 million, when the length was extended by . A second ship Atlante was ordered in January 2022 for projected delivery in 2025. The Navy also had an option for a third ship of the class.[3] However, under the Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa, DPP) for the 2023-2025 timeframe, a fourth ship was added to the program.[4]

The French Navy through OCCAR ordered three modified ships of the class to replace its s to be delivered in 2023, 2025 and 2027. A potential fourth ship of the class is projected for service entry after 2030.[5] The program is known as the Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces (BRF).[6] [7] France officially joined the program in October 2018.[8] [9] The French BRF ships are 1m (03feet) longer at 194m (636feet) and 31,000 tons full load displacement compared to 27,200 tons, reflecting the French fleet's greater need for aviation fuel.[10]

Design and construction

Vulcano was built by Fincantieri as yard number 6259. The stern section was built at the Riva Trigoso Naval Shipyard and the bow section was built at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) Naval Shipyard. On the night of 22/23 July 2018, a fire broke out on the ship's stern superstructure.[11]

Vulcano is designed as a support ship able to supply a large naval squadron at sea.[12] She was commissioned in March 2021. A second ship of the class, Jacques Chevallier for the French Navy, began sea trials in December 2022.[13] Steel was cut on a second ship for the French Navy in February 2022[14] and on a second ship for the Italian Navy in July 2022.[15]

The ships have the capability to:

She has a cargo capacity of up to 15,500 t,of which, "at least":

Ships of the class

Italics indicate the estimated date

Pennant no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
A 5335 Vulcano Fincantieri (Muggiano) 13 October 2016[18] 22 June 2018 12 March 2021 La Spezia
A 5336 Atlante 28 June 2023[19] 18 May 2024[20] [21] [22] 2025Taranto
TBC TBC TBC
TBC TBC TBC
Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces
A 725 Jacques Chevallier Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire) 24 December 2021[23] 29 April 2022[24] [25] 2024[26] [27] Toulon[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]


construction started in May 2020[33] [34] [35] [36]

A 726 Jacques Stosskopf[37] 6 December 2022[38] Summer 2024[39] 2025 Toulon
Émile Bertin 5 December 2023 2027 Brest
Gustave Zédé TBC Projected beyond 2030[40] Toulon

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archus. Dorian. Italian Navy commissions Vulcano Logistic Support Ship . Naval Post. 12 March 2021 . 12 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Le navi del programma 2014 . Italian Navy . it . dead . 13 November 2016 . 29 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161129095252/http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/nuoviprogetti/Pagine/programma-navale-2014.aspx .
  3. Web site: Fincantieri to Build Second LSS for the Italian Navy . SeaWaves Magazine . 5 January 2022 . 7 January 2021 .
  4. Web site: Italian MoD’s Defence Planning Document 2023-2025: New Naval And Joint Programs . Naval News . Peruzzi . Luca . 20 November 2023 . 20 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Dernière navigation pour le BCR Marne, qui passe le flambeau au BRF Jacques Chevallier . Mer et Marine . fr . Groizeleau . Vincent . 13 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Marine nationale : le BRF Jacques Chevallier sera livré en 2023 . Mer et Marine . Groizeleau . Vincent . 14 April 2021 . 18 June 2021 . subscription.
  7. News: Pétrolier ravitailleur : la France monte à bord du programme italien Vulcano . Michel . Cabirol . 15 June 2018 . Le Tribune . fr . 18 June 2021 .
  8. Web site: Peruzzi . Luca . Euronaval 2018: France joins LSS programme to meet FLOTLOG requirement . IHS Jane's 360 . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026133001/https://www.janes.com/article/84064/euronaval-2018-france-joins-lss-programme-to-meet-flotlog-requirement . 26 October 2018 . Paris . 26 October 2018 . dead.
  9. Web site: OCCAR: order of a new fleet of logistic support ships for the French Navy . 31 January 2019 . European Defence Review . 10 November 2019 .
  10. Web site: Construction Begins for French Navy's Next Gen Replenishment Tanker Chevallier-class 'BRF' . Xavier . Vavasseur . Naval News . 18 May 2020 . 18 June 2021 .
  11. News: Fire breaks out on unfinished Italian support ship . . A fire broke out, for reasons unknown, aboard the logistic support ship (LSS) Vulcano on the night of 22/23 July. . 25 July 2018 . Luca . Peruzzi . dead . 25 July 2018 . 26 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726010059/http://www.janes.com/article/81988/fire-breaks-out-on-unfinished-italian-support-ship?from_rss=1 .
  12. Web site: Stato Maggiore Marina . Parapetto . Marco . Italian . Naples Shipping Week . 30 June 2016 . 18 June 2021 .
  13. Web site: En images : Première sortie d'essais en mer pour le BRF Jacques Chevallier | Mer et Marine . 22 December 2022 .
  14. Web site: Fincantieri Cuts Steel For French Navy Second Logistic Support Ship . Naval News . Vavasseur . Xavier . 7 February 2022 . 29 April 2022.
  15. Web site: Fincantieri Cuts Steel of Second LSS for Italian Navy . 21 July 2022 .
  16. Web site: Keel Laying Ceremony in Castellammare di Stabia for LSS . OCCAR . 19 November 2016 . 20 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161120005812/http://www.occar.int/409 . dead .
  17. Web site: LSS: Logistic Support Ship . it . Marina Militare . 18 August 2018 . 18 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214508/http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/nuovi_progetti_2/Pagine/lss.aspx . dead .
  18. Riva Trigoso: Works start on the Logistic Support Ship. Fincantieri. 2 December 2016 .
  19. Web site: Marine italienne : le second ravitailleur du type Vulcano mis sur cale . Mer et Marine . Groizeleau . Vincent . 29 June 2023 .
  20. Web site: Le deuxième des nouveaux ravitailleurs italiens du type Vulcano mis à l'eau . Mer et Marine . Groizeleau . Vincent . 21 May 2024 .
  21. https://assets.meretmarine.com/s3fs-public/styles/medium_lg/public/images/2024-05/1_mm_dji_0350_web.jpg?itok=npXTUUZS
  22. https://assets.meretmarine.com/s3fs-public/styles/medium_lg/public/images/2024-05/6_mm_dji_0404_web_1.jpg?itok=63vrpGrQ
  23. Web site: Low Key Keel Laying For French Navy's New Class Of Logistic Support Ship . Naval News . Vavasseur . Xavier . 24 December 2021 . 24 December 2021 .
  24. Web site: Saint-Nazaire. Chantiers de l'Atlantique : le navire militaire Jacques-Chevallier mis à flot . fr . Ouest France . Daheron . Nicolas . 29 April 2022 . 29 April 2022.
  25. Web site: French Navy's First BRF Supply Ship to be Launched on Friday. Naval News. Xavier. Vavasseur. 27 April 2022 . 29 April 2022.
  26. Web site: Naval Group Delivers First BRF Supply Ship To French Navy . Naval News . Vavasseur . Xavier . 19 July 2023 . 20 July 2023.
  27. Web site: A la découverte du Jacques Chevallier, premier BRF de la Marine nationale | Mer et Marine . 19 December 2022 .
  28. Web site: Le BCR Somme naviguera jusqu'en 2027 | Mer et Marine . 8 December 2022 .
  29. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHX8EQ9XsAEkD9h?format=jpg&name=large
  30. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHX8EQ7WQBAXqgY?format=jpg&name=900x900
  31. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHX8ERUXMAAQY6I?format=jpg&name=900x900
  32. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHX8ERRWYAE7MjG?format=jpg&name=900x900
  33. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/construction-begins-for-french-navys-next-gen-replenishment-tanker-chevallier-class-brf/
  34. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYS4SH8XsAIJ4OV?format=jpg&name=large
  35. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYS0SGgX0AAvEbk?format=jpg&name=large
  36. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYS0Rj7XsAAUnu1?format=jpg&name=large
  37. Web site: Le futur Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces prendra le nom de l'ingénieur du génie maritime " Jacques Chevallier " . Opex360 . fr . Lagneau . Laurent . 18 May 2020 . 18 June 2021 .
  38. Web site: Fincantieri Lays Keel of French Navy's 2nd BRF Forward Section . 12 December 2022 .
  39. Web site: L’assemblage du BRF Jacques Stosskopf peut débuter à Saint-Nazaire . Mer et Marine . fr . Groizeleau . Vincent . 22 April 2024. 22 April 2024.
  40. Web site: Dernière navigation pour le BCR Marne, qui passe le flambeau au BRF Jacques Chevallier . Mer et Marine . fr . Groizeleau . Vincent . 13 April 2023. 13 April 2023.

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