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Commandant Rivière (F 733) was a Commandant Rivière-class frigate of French Navy.

Development and design

Шаблон:Main The main gun armament of the Commandant Rivière class consisted of three of the new [[French 100 mm naval gun|French Шаблон:Convert guns]], with a single turret located forward and two turrets aft.[1][2] These water-cooled automatic dual-purpose guns could fire a Шаблон:Convert shell at an effective range of Шаблон:Convert against surface targets and Шаблон:Convert against aircraft at a rate of 60 rounds per minute.[3] A quadruple 305 mm anti-submarine mortar was fitted in 'B' position, aft of the forward gun and in front of the ship's superstructure,[1] capable of firing a Шаблон:Convert depth charge to Шаблон:Convert or in the shore bombardment role, a Шаблон:Convert projectile to Шаблон:Convert.[4] Two triple torpedo tubes were fitted for anti-submarine torpedoes, while the ship's armament was completed by two 30 mm Hotchkiss HS-30 cannon.[1] The ships had accommodation for an 80-man commando detachment with two fast landing boats, each capable of landing 25 men.[5]

Construction and career

Commandant Rivière was laid down in April 1957 and launched on 11 October 1958 at Arsenal de Lorient in Lorient. The vessel was commissioned on 4 December 1962.

In 1984–1985, Commandant Rivière was converted to a sonar-trials ship. The ship's armament was replaced by a single 40 mm Bofors gun and two 12.7 mm machine guns, while the ship's stern was rebuilt to accommodate a hoist for a variable depth sonar, which was used to test various active and passive towed array sonars.[5][6]

She served as a breakwater in Saint-Mandrier from 1993 to 2009 after decommissioning in 1992. She awaited dismantling in Toulon from 2009 to 2014 and dismantled in Ghent in 2015.

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 117.
  2. Blackman 1962, p. 88.
  3. Friedman 1997, pp. 432–433.
  4. Grove 1990, p. 55.
  5. 5,0 5,1 Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 118.
  6. Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 167.