Nivôse (F 732)
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| Displacement: | 2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load) |
| Length: | 93,50 m |
| Width: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 4,40 m |
| Propulsion: | Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280 Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200 kW beam propulsor |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 10000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 13000 nautical miles (24,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 11 officers 36 non-commissioned officers |
| Armament: | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles 1 x 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system |
| Electronics: | Radar:
Navigation
Electronic Warfare
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| Planes | 1 Panther helicopter |
The Nivôse is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the third ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after the 4th month of the Republican Calendar.
Ships of the Floréal type:
- F730 Floréal
- F731 Prairial
- F732 Nivôse
- F733 Ventôse
- F734 Vendémiaire
- F735 Germinal
[edit] Photo Gallery
 FS Nivôse at Fremantle, Western Australia. |
 The Nivôse departing Cape Town, South Africa |
 Sailors manning the rails of the FS Nivôse |
 Stern of the FS Nivôse showing the Panther |
