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Jacques Chevallier French Navy Force Supply Ship acques Chevallier, the ? rst of the four force supply ves- and will support the carrier battle group, articulated around sels (BRF) of the "Logistics Fleet" program (FlotLog), the aircraft carrier, and the naval action groups. The BRF was received by the Directorate General of Armaments Jacques Chevallier is the ? rst of a series of four ships in the Flot-

J (DGA) for delivery to the French Navy. Launched in 2019 Log program, the order of which was noti? ed in January 2019 and built in Saint-Nazaire by Chantiers de l'Atlantique and to the Momentary Group of Companies formed by Chantiers de

Naval Group, the Jacques Chevallier returned to its home l'Atlantique and Naval Group. The FlotLog program is piloted port of Toulon in March 2023 to carry out a sea by the DGA, in cooperation with Italy, under a con-

Technical characteristics:

Displacement at full load: 31,000 tons trial campaign dedicated to the refueling system tract with the Joint Armament Cooperation Organi-

Length, o.a.: 194 m at sea and the combat and communication system. zation (OCCAR). In the partnership, Chantiers de

Width, o.a.: 27.60 m

Accommodation: 200

The building has successfully completed a ? rst l’Atlantique is responsible for all of the design and

Fuel carrying capacity: 13,000

Total installed power: 24 MW phase of sea trials and is now joining the French construction of the four vessels and is responsible

Navy's naval action force. The ? nal assembly of the second for the integration and assembly of on-board systems. Naval

BRF, Jacques Stosskopf, will begin in Saint-Nazaire at the start Group is responsible for designing, developing, integrating and of 2024, for delivery in 2025. With a greater cargo and fuel car- maintaining operational the ship's military systems, including rying capacity than their predecessors, but also better tactical the combat system and the systems contributing to the reception capabilities, the BRFs are intended to replace current tankers capacity of aircraft and the loading of ammunition.

CMT 4000 Barge Retro? t

Carver Marine Steel Works recently accomplished its most signi? - cant project and haul to date on the CMT 4000 hopper barge, measuring 260 x 52.5 ft. The project began with iron work, where the Carver team cropped and renewed more than 120,000 pounds of steel in the lower three-ft. bottom of the barge.

Furthermore, Carver upgraded the binwalls on the barge, installing a new lower-pro? le type, which greatly improved cargo operations, mak- ing them faster and more ef? cient. Following this crucial step, Carver shifted the CMT 4000 with its 820MT Marine Travelift into its expansive 73,600 sq. ft. "Barge Building" at the Port of Coeymans.

In the Barge Building, the remaining topside repairs were conducted, including internal and external prep and coating application. This project holds signi? cant importance for Carver Marine Steel Works, as it marked the largest and most challenging retro? t completed by the company to date, completed within a four-month timeframe.

Carver Marine Steel Works Iannis Giakoumopoulos - REA - Naval Group 50 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • August 2023

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