Courbet (F 712)
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| Career France |  |
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| Laid down: | 15 September 1993 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1997 |
| Status: | In active service |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 125 m |
| Beam: | 15.4 m |
| Draught: | 4,8 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots, 9000 at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 12 officers 68 non-commissioned officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x firing control radar for the 100 mm gun |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | 1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 x ARBR 21 radar interceptor |
| Armament: | 1 x 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns |
| Armour: | munition magazine and control centre |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 x 10-tonne helicopter (Panther or NH90) |
The Courbet is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the third French vessel named after the 19th Century admiral Amédée Courbet .
The Courbet took part in Opération Baliste. On the 3 October 2006, an Israeli fighter penetrated her 2-nautical mile defence perimeter without responding radio calls, triggering a diplomatic incident. Israel apologised after official protests from the French government [1].
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