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Bâtiment Multimission
The ''D'Entrecasteaux'' class is a class of oceanic patrol ships of the French Navy. The ship's designation is Bâtiment multi-mission (B2M) in French, meaning "multi-mission ship", and sometimes dubbed the " Swiss Army knife of the Navy".Un nouveau bâtiment multi-missions dans la zone océan Indien (La Réunion, Mayotte, TAAF), Ministère des Outre-Mers (Overseas Ministry)). The class replaced the aging s in some of these roles.Trois supply pour remplacer les Batral de la Marine nationale , meretmarine.com The ''D'Entrecasteaux''-class perform similar roles in French overseas territories that the four ''Loire''-class ships perform in Metropolitan France. Three units were initially planned, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DCNS (company)
Naval Group is a major French industrial group specializing in naval defense design, development and construction. Its headquarters are located in Paris. Heir to the French naval dockyards initiated in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu and to the Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales (''DCAN''), which became Direction des Constructions Navales (''DCN'') in 1991 and then DCNS in 2007, the company was rebranded ''Naval Group'' in 2017. Its two main shareholders are the French State (62.25%) and Thales Group (35%). In 2024, Naval Group employs 15,261 people across 17 countries. History Naval Group has a heritage of almost 400 years. Major shipyards were built in France in Brest (1631), Nantes-Indret (1771), Lorient (1778) and, subsequently, Cherbourg (1813). Others were to follow. As early as 1926, what we know as the Naval Group today already had all the facilities now owned by the group in mainland France. The birth of the naval dockyards In 1624, Cardinal Richelieu, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
