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L'ESPERANCE (A-756) class

Country of Origin: France


 0 L'ESPERANCE-class SURVEY SHIP (AGS)

 Name            Pendant   Launched         Commissioned     Status
 L'ESPERANCE     A-756     1962             July 12, 1969    Stricken

Former oceangoing fishing trawler purchased 1968/1969. Converted for surveying duties.

Stricken in 2000. A sister ship, L'ESTAFETTE (A-766), was decommissioned on Dec. 17, 1991.

 Stocznia, Gdynia, Poland
 CREW
   Total                   43 (3 Off. + 40 Enl.)

 DISPLACEMENT
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