The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) took delivery of the ‘BOUGAINVILLE’, the second multi-mission vessel (B2M), on 16 September 2016.
This new French Navy vessel will shortly be sailing to its home port of Papeete in Polynesia.
Three multi-mission ships have been ordered by the DGA from KERSHIP.
The B2Ms are ships designed to carry out sovereignty missions overseas. They can carry out missions lasting 30 days without refuelling, and will be able to sail 200 days a year.
source : DGA Press release