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Frigate La Fayette (F710)

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Classification

Ship class:
La Fayette-class frigate (FL 3000)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
General Marquis de Lafayette
Operator:
French Navy (Marine Nationale)French Navy (Marine Nationale)
Country of build:
Builder:
Naval Group (formerly DCNS)Naval Group (formerly DCNS)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,200 t
Length:
125 m
Beam:
15.4 m
Draft:
4.8 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed:
25 knots
Range:
7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h)

Personnel

Complement:
80
Embarked units:
61

Combat assets

Armor:
  • On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Electronics:
  • 1 * Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
  • 1 * firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
  • 1 * DRBN34 navigation radar
  • 1 * DRBN34 landing radar
  • 1 * KingKlip Mk 2 hull-mounted sonar (fitted during 2021-22 refit)
  • 1 * Saigon ARBG 1 radio interceptor
  • 1 * ARBR 21 radar interceptor
  • 2 * Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher
  • 1 * AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker
  • 1 * Prairie-Masker noise reduction system
  • 1 * Syracuse II
  • 1 * Inmarsat
  • CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures (fitted during 2021-22 refit)
Armament:
  • 8 * Exocet MM40 block 3C anti-ship missiles (upgraded from former Block 2 variant during 2021-22 refit)
  • 1 * 100 mm TR automatic gun
  • 2 * 20 mm modèle F2 guns
  • 2 * 6 Sadral launchers with Mistral Mk 3 SAM/SSM (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2021-22 refit)
Aircraft:
  • 1 * helicopter (Panther or NH90)

La Fayette is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). La Fayette began a major life extension upgrade in October 2021 which is to be completed over a nine month period. The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile. The frigate returned to sea for testing of her new systems in May 2022. She is to return to service later in the year remaining active until 2031.

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