TitleShip's plaque, NivoseDate1996About this objectMounted on a shield-shaped base, this plaque commemorates the F 732 Nivôse vessel, a Floréal‑class frigate of the French Navy, commissioned in 1992. Its name refers to Nivôse, the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, meaning “snowy month.” Based at Port des Galets, Réunion, it performs maritime patrol, surveillance, and law-enforcement duties in France’s overseas territories, as well as participating in international operations such as anti-piracy missions. The round plaque is in the same design as Object No. 2013.22Object No.2013.9Inscriptions & marksEscale de la Frégate NIVOSE à SYDNEY / 24 Octobre 1996DimensionsW:157mm
H:210mm
D:28mmSourceLa Perouse MuseumOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals
