Visiting Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1970
Source Beeldbank Nationaal Archief. CC-BySa. Photographer Bert Verhoeff/Anefo, 22 January 1970. Original link
Underway towards the scrap yard at Gent, Belgium 18 May 2019
The Rhône (A 622) was part of the Rhin-class depot ships with as sister ships the Rhin, Garonne, Loire and Rance, Laid down at the Lorient Arsenal. France on 23 February 1962, launched on 8 December, commissioned on 1 December 1964, decommissioned as a mine counter measure support ship on 17 March 1997 and afterwards sunk as breakwater. Her crew numbered 148 men. With a displacement of 2.075 (standard)-2.445 (full load) were her dimensions 91,1 (between perpendiculars)-101,1 (over all) x 13,1 x 3,7 metres or 302’0”-331’5” x 43’0’ x 12’1”. Her armament consisted of 3-4cm guns. Speed 16,5 knots.
The Marsouin (S632) . Of the Narval-class (based on a improved design of the German XXI type) with as sister ships the Narval, Dauphin, Requin, Espadon and Morse. Laid down at the Cherbourg Dockyard, France with hull number Q 232 in September 1951, launched on 21 May 1955, commissioned on 1 October 1967, decommissioned in November 1982 and in February 1986 sold to be broken up. With a displacement of 1.320 (standard)-1.635 (surfaced)-1.910 (submerged) with as dimensions 77,6 x 7,8 x 5,4 metres or 257’2”x 25’6”x 18’5”. Speed 15 (surfaced)-18 (submerged) knots. Her crew numbered 63 men. Her armament consisted of 6-55cm/21’7” torpedo tubes in the bow for which she could carry 14 reloaded torpedoes with her. She could also be used as a submarine minelayer.
