Name Montcalm Laid down 5 December 1975 Commissioned 28 May 1982 | Builder Brest arsenal Launched 31 May 1980 | |
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Namesake Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran | ||
Montcalm is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. The French navy does not use the term "destroyer" for any of its ships; hence some of the larger ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers. She is the fourth French vessel named after the 18th century Marshal marquess Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran.
Operational history
Montcalm was involved in operations off Libya during the 2011 Libyan Civil War. From 13 to 26 October 2014, the frigate took part in the large international operational exercise Catamaran 2014 that practiced an amphibious assault.
References
French frigate Montcalm Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA