Arsenal De Brest, France - Important French Port in The Atlantic For Power Projection

1. ARSENAL DE BREST,
FRANCE
Major French Naval Port In Atlantic

3. INTRODUCTION
The Arsenal de Brest comprises a set of naval installations located
in the river Penfeld at Brest, France.
 It is a major French naval port in the Atlantic. It houses a nuclear
missile-launching submarine fleet forming the Force Océanique
Stratégique (FOST) of the French Navy.
Arsenal de Brest is also the headquarters of the French naval and
oceanographic service.

5. CONSRTRUCTION
• Construction of warships at the port began in late 1950's, initially with destroyers. Some of the
warships built were armoured cruiser dupuy de lome in 1895, the battleships charles martel in
1897, charlemagne in 1899, iena in 1902, republique in 1906 and democratie in 1908, and the
heavy cruisers leon gambetta in 1905 and edgar quinet in 1911.
• The french aircraft carrier clemenceau built in 1961 was followed by the helicopter carrier jeanne
d'arc in 1964.
• The aircraft carrier locks 3 and 4 were constructed in 1970. Brest built several destroyers and
missile destroyers during 1960-1980. The french nuclear-powered aircraft carrier charles de gaulle
was launched in 1994.

7. OPERATIONS
• The nuclear-armed, ballistic missile submarine base at Île Longue in the Brest
roadstead was opened in 1972.
• The base conducts routine maintenance, overhauls and repairs to the nuclear
missile-launching submarine fleet of the French Navy.
• Brest was also the home port of the Charles-de-Gaulle until the aircraft carrier
was shifted to Toulon in September 2000.
• The naval port also houses the Brest Naval Training Centre.

9. LOCATION
• Situated on the northern edge of the bay, Arsenal de Brest receives protection
from a narrow goulet forming a natural harbour.
• The harbour is fed by the Penfeld river connecting it to the Atlantic Ocean.
• The submarine base at Île Longue is located south-west of Brest.

11. REFERENCES
• http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/arsenaldebrest/
• http://www.naval-
technology.com/projects/arsenaldebrest/arsenaldebrest1.h
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• http://www.naval-
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