At the scrapyard, Rotterdam The Netherlands
Sister vessel L'Opiniatre to her right

One deck hatch opened to remove both forward main engines

Starboard forward main engine lifted out

Under tow  from Rotterdam to Haarlem to start a second live as home  for the local boy scouts

Side by side to the wooden mine sweeper Putten.

Side by side to the wooden mine sweeper Putten.

Le Fougueux in thick ice

One of the main engines out of L'Opiniatre rescued  from the scrap man and used as spare parts. Also the original winch and anchor chain and anchor where salvaged.

Arial  view, In dry dock at the Stapel shipyard Spaarndam

In Dry dock, workforce is ready to start the paint job

A little tug is needs to push the ship round  is this small harbour

In heavy weather on the North Sea

Water on deck

Some times the props surfaced 

Diving into a big wave when leaving the port of IJmuiden

The French navy paid a visit in Amsterdam and Le Fougueux showed up as guest. Heavy complaints from the French navy about the original pennant P641.  Eventually P641 was  change to PW641.
Prins Willem is the name of the boy scouts

In Amsterdam  surrounded by old friends

Sailing in the outer harbour in IJmuiden heading for sea

Just entered the Docks in Spaarndam to transit from Spaarne to Zijkanaal C  leading to North Sea canal

This Picture was taken in Hull, UK  1995