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French Navy Decommissions Second Durance-Class Replenishment Vessel
After 38 years of service, nearly 2,300 replenishments at sea, and more than 1 million nautical miles sailed, the command and replenishment ship - Bâtiment de Commandement et de Ravitaillement (BCR) - 'Var' left active service on July 1, 2021.
Martin Manaranche 02 Jul 2021
French Navy press release
The Var returned to Toulon in June after being deployed on the Clemenceau 21 mission. For four months, the ship was part of the Carrie Strike Group (CSG) led by the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. During this mission, it carried out more than 50 replenishments at sea, including the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, as well as the foreign ships that took part in the mission.
The BCR ‘Var’ was comissionned in 1983. Its main mission was to provide logistical and material support to the ships deployed: fuel, water, food, ammunition, medicine and spare parts. The Var was the third of the five Durance-class replenishment tankers. For many years it was home to the Admiral Commanding the Indian Ocean Maritime Zone (ALINDIEN).
Le 1er juillet, le BCR Var quitte le service actif, après 38 années de service, près de 2300 ravitaillements à la mer (RAM), et ➕ d’1 million de nautiques parcourus : l’équivalent de 46 tours du monde. #NotreDéfense pic.twitter.com/0O7p6VMxVP
— Marine nationale (@MarineNationale) July 1, 2021
The ship has participated in numerous missions, including supplying the force during Operation Harmattan in Libya in 2011, commanding Combined Task Force 150 in the Indian Ocean in 2015 and participating in Operation Hamilton in Syria in 2018.
To succeed the BCRs, four new replenishment ships – also called Forces supply ship, Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) – will be commissioned between 2023 and 2029. This renewal is necessary to maintain France’s strategic autonomy and will enable France to conduct long-term operations. The BRFs have a greater capacity to carry cargo and fuel and will provide support and back-up missions for deployed forces.
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