French frigate Amiral Charner

	Montevideo underway on 16 June 2004
History
France
Name	Amiral Charner
Namesake	Léonard Charner
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient
Laid down	November 1958
Launched	12 March 1960
Commissioned	14 December 1962
Decommissioned	1990
Identification	Pennant number: F 727
Fate	Sold to Uruguay Navy in 1991
Uruguay
Name	Montevideo
Namesake	Montevideo
Acquired	1991
Commissioned	1991
Decommissioned	2008
Identification	Pennant number: ROU 03
Fate	Scrapped in 2016
General characteristics
Class & type	Commandant Rivière-class frigate
Displacement	1,750 tons standard, 2,230 tons full load
Length	98.0 m (321 ft 6 in) oa; 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in) pp;
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts (4 × SEMT-Pielstick 12-cylinder diesel engines); 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW);
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × LCP landing craft
Complement	166
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV22A air search radar; DRBC32C fire control radar; DUBA3 sonar; SQS17 sonar;
Armament	(Early service); 3 x 100 mm (4 in) guns ; 2 x 30 mm guns; 1 x 305 mm (12 in) anti-submarine mortar; 6 x 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (6 L5 torpedoes); (Late Service); 2 x 100 mm (4 in) guns; 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles; 2 x 30 mm guns; 1 x 305 mm (12 in) anti-submarine mortar; 6 x 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (6 L5 torpedoes);

Amiral Charner (F 727) was a Commandant Rivière-class frigate of the French Navy. She was later transferred to National Navy of Uruguay in 1991 and renamed Montevideo. The ship was scrapped in 2016.

History
Montevideo underway on 16 June 2004
France
Name	Amiral Charner
Namesake	Léonard Charner
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient
Laid down	November 1958
Launched	12 March 1960
Commissioned	14 December 1962
Decommissioned	1990
Identification	Pennant number: F 727
Fate	Sold to Uruguay Navy in 1991
Uruguay
Name	Montevideo
Namesake	Montevideo
Acquired	1991
Commissioned	1991
Decommissioned	2008
Identification	Pennant number: ROU 03
Fate	Scrapped in 2016
General characteristics
Class & type	Commandant Rivière-class frigate
Displacement	1,750 tons standard, 2,230 tons full load
Length	98.0 m (321 ft 6 in) oa 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in) pp
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts (4 × SEMT-Pielstick 12-cylinder diesel engines) 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCP landing craft
Complement	166
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV22A air search radar DRBC32C fire control radar DUBA3 sonar SQS17 sonar
Armament	(Early service) 3 x 100 mm (4 in) guns 2 x 30 mm guns 1 x 305 mm (12 in) anti-submarine mortar 6 x 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (6 L5 torpedoes) (Late Service) 2 x 100 mm (4 in) guns 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles 2 x 30 mm guns 1 x 305 mm (12 in) anti-submarine mortar 6 x 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (6 L5 torpedoes)