French frigate Amiral Charner

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.

Development and design
The main gun armament of the Commandant Rivière class consisted of three of the new French 100 mm guns, with a single turret located forward and two turrets aft. These water-cooled automatic dual-purpose guns could fire a 13.5 kg shell at an effective range of 12000 m against surface targets and 6000 m against aircraft at a rate of 60 rounds per minute. A quadruple 305 mm anti-submarine mortar was fitted in 'B' position, aft of the forward gun and in front of the ship's superstructure, capable of firing a 230 kg depth charge to 3000 m or in the shore bombardment role, a 100 kg projectile to 6000 m. Two triple torpedo tubes were fitted for anti-submarine torpedoes, while the ship's armament was completed by two 30 mm Hotchkiss HS-30 cannon. The ships had accommodation for an 80-man commando detachment with two fast landing boats, each capable of landing 25 personnel.

Construction and career
Amiral Charner was laid down in November 1958 and launched on 12 March 1960 at Arsenal de Lorient in Lorient. The vessel was commissioned on 14 December 1962.

The frigate was sold to Uruguay in 1991 and given the new name Montevideo. The ship remained in service until 2008. She was sold for scrap in 2016.