The ship was originally built as USS Somali (DE-111), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort.

Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.

Somali was stationed in Saigon and was sent to Nhabe, Soirap, Vaico and Bing Trung.

[3] In 1956 Somali was disarmed and used as an experimental ship with the hull number changed to A607.

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