French Warship Joins EU NAVFOR Operations
On Friday, December 6, 2013, the French Navy ship FS Siroco joined the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta. FS Siroco will be the flagship of the European Union’s counter piracy operation off the coast of Somalia for the next four months. Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean is the Force Commander of the 16th EU NAVFOR rotation. Commissioned in 1998, FS Siroco is a Foudre class Landing Ships Dock ( LPDH). The ship is 168 meters long and has a displacement of 12,000 metric tons. She accommodates a crew of 294 and has embarked for this operation marines and an ALIII helicopter.
Wärtsilä gensets for RFA support ship
Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply four diesel generating sets for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel "Fort Austin". output of 1290 kWe at 900 rpm. These sets will replace the existing outfit of eight smaller, faster-running sets. The new sets will be delivered by Wärtsilä in January 2004, and installed during the ship's forthcoming refit. for greater reliability and reduced maintenance, thereby lowering the overall costs. engine. She carries ammunition and other stores for replenishing Royal Navy warships at sea. more than 20 ships in the civilian-manned RFA fleet supplying RN warships at sea with stores and fuel. They operate world-wide. This is the latest in a series of contracts concerning RN and RFA ships awarded to Wärtsilä.
