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Seeing a warship in Nice is rare enough to warrant attention. The avisos Jacoubet calls at the port of Nice, and, of course, many locals come to welcome it and its crew.
Ensign Jacoubet was born in Toulouse on March 6, 1913. After becoming a naval aviation pilot, he fell on June 17, 1940, when his plane was shot down by the Germans. The aviso is a ship assigned to anti-submarine warfare.
The F794, its military registration, is a ship of the Estienne d’Orves class, launched in 1981. Its crew includes 7 officers, 58 petty officers, that is, non-commissioned officers, and 24 seamen and sailors. The vessel is 80 meters 50 centimeters long, 10 meters 30 centimeters at its widest point, and has a draft of 5 meters 60 centimeters. With its two 12,000 horsepower diesel engines, it can reach a speed of 24 knots. Its range is 4,500 nautical miles.
This aviso is already old and boasts an impressive track record of missions completed in all the seas of the globe.
Its presence in Nice offers the opportunity to witness the gangway ceremony when a crew member from the shore leave party leaves the ship. The same ritual is repeated when they return to the ship.
