Английская Википедия:French tanker Marne
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsMarne was a Шаблон:Sclass command and replenishment tanker (Шаблон:Lang-fr, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, Marne was configured as a flagship and served as such in the Indian Ocean.
Development and design
In French service, the final three Шаблон:Sclass tankers are called Bâtiment de commandement et ravitailleur (BCR, "command and replenishment ship").Шаблон:Sfn In addition to their role as a fleet tanker, the three ships dubbed BCR can accommodate an entire general staff and thus supervise naval operations as a command ship.Шаблон:Sfn The three ships of the class designated BCRs, Шаблон:Ship, Marne and Шаблон:Ship all have superstructures that were extended aft by Шаблон:Convert to accommodate the additional staff requirements. The BCRs have one crane positioned along the centreline.Шаблон:Sfn
Durance-class ships have a standard displacement of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert at full load. The oiler is Шаблон:Convert long overall and Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert empty and Шаблон:Convert at full load. Marne is powered by two SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines turning two LIPS controllable pitch propellers rated at Шаблон:Convert. The vessel has a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert and a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
They have two dual solid/liquid underway transfer stations per side and can replenish two ships per side and one astern.Шаблон:Sfn The ship initially had capacity for Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil, Шаблон:Convert of diesel fuel, Шаблон:Convert of JP-5 aviation fuel, Шаблон:Convert of distilled water, Шаблон:Convert of provisions, Шаблон:Convert of munitions and Шаблон:Convert of spare parts.Шаблон:Sfn These numbers change with the needs of the fleet.Шаблон:Sfn
The Durance-class tankers all mount a flight deck over the stern and a hangar. The ships utilise Aérospatiale Alouette III and Westland Lynx helicopters but are capable of operating larger ones from their flight deck. For defence, Marne initially mounted one [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors Шаблон:Convert/L60]] anti-aircraft (AA) gun in a single gun turret and two Шаблон:Convert AA guns in a twin turret.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was equipped with two DRBN 34 navigational radars. The armament was later altered by removing the 20 mm guns and adding four Шаблон:Convert M2 Browning machine guns and three launchers for Simbad Mistral surface-to-air missiles. The ship had a complement of 162 and was capable of accommodating 250 personnel.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
The fourth tanker of the Durance class was laid down on 4 August 1982 by Brest Arsenal at their yard in Brest, France. She was launched on 2 February 1985 and given the pennant number A 630. Marne was commissioned into the French Navy on 16 January 1987. The Durance-class ships were assigned to the Force d'action navale (FAR, "Naval Action Force") after entering service. One of the BCRs was assigned to Indian Ocean as flagship of the French naval forces in the region.Шаблон:Sfn In addition to its mission of logistical support for other ships, Marne like its sister ships Var and Somme could accommodate additional command staff of 45 people.Шаблон:Sfn
As of late 2021, only Marne and her sister ship Somme remained in service. The two ships were expected to be replaced by the new Jacques Chevallier-class vessels, with MarneШаблон:'s retirement anticipated in 2023.[1][2] On 26 February 2023 Marne was said to have conducted her last at-sea replenishment of the aircraft carrier Шаблон:Ship.[3] Her colours were lowered for the final time in October 2023, formally taking her out of service.[4]
Gallery
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Marne, Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:Ship during Operation Desert Shield on 24 August 1990
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Marne, Jules Verne and Commandant Ducuing during Operation Desert Shield on 24 August 1990
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Marne on 28 December 2006
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Шаблон:USS alongside Marne on 5 February 2016
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Шаблон:USS alongside Marne on 16 October 2016
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