French frigate Guépratte

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FS Guepratte 1.jpg
History
France
NameGuépratte
NamesakeAdmiral Émile Paul Amable Guépratte
Laid down1 October 1998
Launched3 March 1999
Commissioned27 October 2001
HomeportToulon
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class and type La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement
  • 12 officers
  • 68 non-commissioned officers
  • 61 men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
  • 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
  • 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar
  • 1 × DRBN34 landing radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 × Saïgon 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
Armament
ArmourOn sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Guépratte is a general purpose La Fayette-class frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 19–20th century admiral Émile Paul Amable Guépratte. The ship was commissioned in 2001 and is currently in service. She is scheduled to remain in service until 2031.[1]

Service history[]

She is the only frigate of the La Fayette class whose complement includes women, with 25 female crewmen on board. In January 2016, the first female commander of a frigate in the Marine Nationale was appointed to command Guépratte.[2]

Unlike other frigates of her class, it is not planned that she will incorporate a hull-mounted sonar system as part of her future sensor fit and therefore her potential anti-submarine capability is limited to that which might be provided by her shipborne helicopter.[3]

In 2016, Guépratte deployed as part of the Jeanne d'Arc battle group which included the amphibious assault ship Tonnerre.[4]

Gallery[]

  • FS Guepratte 1.jpg
  • FS Guepratte 2.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Marine nationale : les programmes qui vont façonner la future flotte française". Mer et Marine. February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "French Navy Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Frigate". navy-recognition.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. ^ https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/euronaval-2020/2020/10/euronaval-naval-group-starts-upgrade-work-on-la-fayette-class-frigates/
  4. ^ "Les VHM de l'armée de Terre déployés pour la première fois sur BPC". meretmarine (in French). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
Retrieved from ""