Prairial (F 731)
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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 Prairial is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after the 9th month of the Republican Calendar.
She was built in the beginning of the 1990s by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint Nazaire. She is currently based in Tahiti.
Although categorized as a surveillance ship, she is rather powerfully armed with four anti-ship Exocet missiles and a 100 mm gun. She is also furbished with 35 extra birth for marines.
Ships of the Floréal type:
- F730 Floréal
- F731 Prairial
- F732 Nivôse
- F733 Ventôse
- F734 Vendémiaire
- F735 Germinal
