Keel laying for the forward section of the LSS Jacques Chevallier for Chantiers de l’Atlantique.

According to a news published by Fincantieri on February 11, 2021, the keel-laying of the forward section of “Jacques Chevallier”, the first of four logistic support units LSS (Logistic Support Ship, or BRF in French) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the FLOTLOG program (“Flotte logistique”), took place at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard.
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Artist’s impression of the FL LSS First of Class “Jacques Chevallier (Picture source: French ministry of Armed Forces )

The sections will be built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard with deliveries to Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard scheduled between 2021 and 2027.

The FLOTLOG program consists in the construction of four Logistic Support Ships (LSS), destined to the French Navy, by the temporary consortium between Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Naval Group under the Franco-Italian LSS Program led by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation) on behalf of DGA, the French Armament General Directorate, and its Italian counterpart, NAVARM.

The highly innovative LSS program, similarly to the units of the multi-year program for the renewal of the Italian Navy’s fleet, provides a considerable degree of efficiency and flexibility in serving different mission profiles.
Furthermore, the LSS unit combines features of transportation and transfer to other vessels of both liquid (diesel fuel, jet fuel, fresh water) and solid loads (emergency spare parts, food and ammunitions).

The LSS with a capacity of 13 000 m3 have a mission of logistical support of the combat vessels of the French Navy. They carry fuel, ammunition, spare parts, as well as food for the vessels.

Compliant with international standards, their characteristics are adapted to their specific missions of support to the aviation group constituted around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the naval air force group.

Main Characteristics of the vessels:
-- Full loaded displacement: 31 000 tonnes
-- Overall length: 194 m
-- Overall width: 27.60 m
-- Crew capacity: 190 people, including 130 crew members and 60 passengers
-- Total deadweight: 14, 870 tonnes
-- Freight volume: 13,000 m3
-- Total installed capacity: 24 MW