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La Fayette class Frigate
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The French Navy's La Fayette Class multipurpose stealth frigates were developed and built by DCNS. The French Navy awarded DCNS the contracts to construct the La Fayette (F710), Surcouff (F711) and Courbet (F712) frigates in 1988, and Aconit (F713) and Guepratte (F714) in 1992.
The La Fayette Class incorporates a number of stealth features – the sides of the vessel are sloped at 10° to minimize radar cross section, surfaces are made of alloy, reinforced plastic and kevlar. The profiles of external features have been reduced.
The La Fayette class was designed primarily to protect and enforce the interests of the French state in its maritime areas and overseas territories, to participate in the settlement of crises outside Europe, and to be integrated into a naval force. Secondary roles for this class include providing support for an intervention force or the protection of commercial traffic and special operations or humanitarian missions support.
DCNS have also built an anti-submarine warfare version for Taiwan (Kang Ding class) and an anti-air version for Saudi Arabia (F3000S - Al Riyadh class) under the Sawari II program.
Singapore has ordered six Project Delta stealth frigates, also based on the La Fayette (Formidable class).
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Hull Number
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Fleet
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La Fayette
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F710
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Mediterranean |
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Surcouff
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F711
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Mediterranean |
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Courbet
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F712
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Mediterranean |
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Aconit
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F713
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Mediterranean |
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Guépratte
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F714
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Mediterranean |
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| Variants |
La Fayette class: Variant used by the French navy
Kang Ding class: Variant used by the Republic of China navy
Formidable class: Variant used by the Republic of Singapore navy
Al Riyadh class: Variant used by Royal Saudi navy
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| Technical Data |
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| Design |
| Modular design. Shape of hull and superstructures designed to lower radar cross section. Extensive use of alloy, reinforced plastic and kevlar to increase stealth. Provisions for installation of 16 Aster 15 missiles in VLS cells. |
| Weapons |
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Anti-ship missiles: 8 Exocet MM40 blk II
Anti-air missiles: 24 Crotale
Guns: 1× 100mm Modèle 68 TR - 2× 20mm modèle F2 guns
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Sentry radar: DRBV 15C
Navigation radar: DRBN 34
Optronics: Sagem TDS 90
Jammers/Decoys: 2× Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher - 1× AN/SLQ-25 Nixie - 1× Prairie-Masker - 1× ARBB 33
Communications: Syracuse II - Inmarsat
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| Propulsion |
| 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW) |
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| Specifications |
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Type
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Light Stealth Frigate
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Crew
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15 Officers
85 Petty Officers, 53 Sailors
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Operators
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French navy
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Performance
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Top Speed: 25 knots
Range: 4,000 nm @ 15knots 9,000 nm @ 12 knots
Endurance: 50 days
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Displacement
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3,200 tonnes, 3,600 tonnes fully loaded
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Engines
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4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2
(15,400 kW - 21,000 hp)
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Aircraft
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1 x Panther or NH90 helicopter
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Dimension / Weight
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Length: 125m
Beam: 14.5m
Draught: 4.1m
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La Fayette Class multipurpose stealth frigate
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