FS MEUSE A607, ON THE LEFT IS ONE OF THE DURANCE CLASS SHIPS

THIS WAS A SERIES OF MULTI-PRODUCT REPLENISHMENT OILERS, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR SERVICE IN THE FRENCH NAVY.

FS BOUGAINVILLE L9077, ON THE RIGHT

SHE WAS A TRANSPORT SHIP OF THE FRENCH NAVY IN SERVICE FROM 1988 TO 2008.

ORDERED BY “DIRECTION DES CENTERS DE EXPÉRIMENTATION NUCLÉAIRES (DIRCEN)”, HER CONSTRUCTION STARTS IN JAN 1986 WITH THE SHIPYARDS DUBIGEON IN NANTES

IN 1998, SHE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A COLLECTOR OF ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE SURVILLANCE AND IN 2006, A REDEVELOPMENT OF HER TASKS, IN A LOGISTIC SUPPORT

BOTH ARE DECOMMISSIONED AND MOORED IN THE TOULON NAVAL BASE

THE SHIP IN THE BACKGROUND, PAINTED BLACK, IS ONE OF THE OFFSHORE TUGS OPERATED BY FRENCH COAST GUARD