Preliminary drawing of the French Commandant Rivière frigate. More details and a couple of different versions to follow...
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| Author: | jabba [ October 18th, 2012, 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Preliminary drawing of the French Commandant Rivière frigate. More details and a couple of different versions to follow...
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| Author: | squizzy [ October 18th, 2012, 10:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Sort they were fitted with a 40/70L mm and not a Oto melara 25mm hitrole cannon? |
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| Author: | jabba [ October 18th, 2012, 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Sources I read said 30mm, I may have picked the wrong one off the partsheets... |
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| Author: | graham [ October 18th, 2012, 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Both types where fitted but I can only find photos of the 30mm on Bliany, the rest appear to have 40/60mm but with the trypical french type of open box enclosure check out Net marine.com Graham |
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| Author: | acelanceloet [ October 18th, 2012, 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
I think the oto melara marlin is a bit too new for this vessel 
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| Author: | klagldsf [ October 18th, 2012, 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Pretty well-armed for a postwar frigate, especially on that hull. And a handsome hull to boot. |
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| Author: | Novice [ October 18th, 2012, 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
They were in fact replacement for the pre-war colonial Aviso like the Savona de Brazza, built before the war. Their armament reflected that, hence heavy gun armament, but they were also considered as escorts, and ASW ships which explains the reason for the 305mm ASW mortar (which was originally designed to fire HE rounds for shore bombardment as well). These ships were also fitted to carry an entire platoon of marines the life boats were in fact a modified LCP's as built. Later in life they were replaced with regular motor lifeboats. Here is Victor Schoelcher in 1963, the small LCP type craft clearly seen ![[ img ]](http://www.netmarine.net/bat/ae/schoelcher/photo02.jpg)
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| Author: | Portsmouth Bill [ October 19th, 2012, 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
I dont beleive it!! That this ship has not yet been drawn; god bless your cotton socks Jabba |
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| Author: | ALVAMA [ October 19th, 2012, 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Ship was drawn in 2009, tbh |
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| Author: | Gollevainen [ October 19th, 2012, 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commandant Rivière class Frigate |
Nice...really nice. And finaly, so to say 
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