La Fayette (F710)
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| Career France |  |
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| Laid down: | 15 December 1990 |
| Launched: | 13 June 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 22 March 1996 |
| 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 |
| Armor: | munition magazine and control centre |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 x 10-tonne helicopter (Panther or NH90) |
The La Fayette is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 18th Century general marquess Marie Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette. She is the lead ship of the class. The same class is also used by the Royal Saudi Navy.
The ships of the La Fayette type are
[edit] Trivia
- The La Fayette (F710) was featured in the 17th James Bond film GoldenEye in 1995.
[edit] Photographs
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