She was designed to replenish, refuel and repair the ships of an operational force at sea. She was fitted with a complete 240-m2 hospital including an operating theatre, a recompression chamber and 16 beds.
In May 2016 Jules Verne arrived at Ghent, Belgium for recycling by Galloo Group [nl].[2][3]
^"La Belgique championne du recyclage durable des navires". RTBF info (in French). Brussels: RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté française). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Op weg naar het scheepskerkhof". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Oost Souburg, Netherlands. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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french, ship, jules, verne, a620, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, jules, verne, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged. For other ships with the same name see French ship Jules Verne This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French ship Jules Verne A620 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jules Verne was a repair ship of the French Navy named in honour of science fiction writer Jules Verne Jules Verne moored at Toulon harbour in October 2001HistoryFranceNameAcheronNamesakeAcheronOrdered1961BuilderBrestLaid down1969RenamedJules VerneNamesakeJules VerneLaunched30 May 1970Commissioned17 September 1976Decommissioned17 September 2010Out of service20 February 2009Reclassifiedto repair ship in 1973HomeportToulonMottoSoutenir pour vaincre Support and overcome FateScrapped 2016General characteristicsClass and typeUnique auxiliary shipDisplacement7 815 unloaded 10 250 tonnes fully loadedLength151 m 495 ft Beam21 56 m 70 7 ft Draught6 50 m 21 3 ft Propulsion2 Pielstick 12PC2V400 engines One shaft 12 000 shp 8 900 kW Speed19 knots 35 km h 22 mph Range9 385 nmi 17 381 km 10 800 mi at 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph 1 Boats amp landing craft carriedOn 9 metre VD9 boat Two LCVP One Dory 17 One 3 5 metre boat One two part hulk Two Rigid hulled inflatable boats 6 and 10 seats Capacity300 tonnes of ammunition 500 tonnes of materiel 1000 tonnes of oil 120 m3 of kerosene 400m3 of water 40 days worth of food for 300 men Complement16 officers 148 non commissioned officers 103 quarter masters and sailorsArmament2 Bofors 40 mm guns 4 12 7mm M2 Browning machine gunsOriginally named Acheron and intended as an ammunition transport ship she was converted to repair ship after her keel had been laid Jules Verne was long based in Djibouti she was featured on the 10 000 Djiboutian francs banknote In 1997 she was assigned to the Force d Action Navale She was designed to replenish refuel and repair the ships of an operational force at sea She was fitted with a complete 240 m2 hospital including an operating theatre a recompression chamber and 16 beds In May 2016 Jules Verne arrived at Ghent Belgium for recycling by Galloo Group nl 2 3 References edit BAP Jules Verne Presentation Description www alabordache fr Retrieved September 28 2019 La Belgique championne du recyclage durable des navires RTBF info in French Brussels RTBF Radio Television Belge de la Communaute francaise 26 May 2016 Retrieved 20 July 2016 Op weg naar het scheepskerkhof Omroep Zeeland in Dutch Oost Souburg Netherlands 29 May 2016 Retrieved 20 July 2016 External links edit nbsp Media related to A620 Jules Verne ship 1976 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Jules Verne A620 amp oldid 1072248691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
