French frigate La Fayette

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FS La Fayette 2.jpg
History
France
NameLa Fayette
NamesakeMarquis de Lafayette
Laid down15 December 1990
Launched13 June 1992
Commissioned22 March 1996
HomeportToulon
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class and type La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,200 tonnes
  • 3,600 tonnes fully loaded
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 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
  • 1 x KingKlip Mk 2 hull-mounted sonar (being fitted during 2021-22 refit)
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
  • CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures (being fitted during 2021-22 refit)[2][3]
Armament
ArmourOn sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

La Fayette is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).[4] She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class, which is also used by the Royal Saudi Navy.[5]

Upgrade[]

La Fayette began a major life extension upgrade in October 2021 which is to be completed over a nine month period. The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile.[6][7] The frigate is to return to service in mid-2022 and remain active until 2031.[8]

Gallery[]

  • FS La Fayette 1.jpg
  • FS La Fayette 2.jpg
  • FS La Fayette 3.jpg
  • FS La Fayette 4.jpg
  • FS La Fayette 5.jpg
  • French frigate La Fayette (F-710).jpg

In popular culture[]

References[]

  1. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (15 April 2021). "Première FLF rénovée, la frégate Courbet remise à l'eau". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Manaranche, Martin (31 July 2021). "Video: French Navy's La Fayette-Class Frigate Mid-Life Update". Naval News. Retrieved 31 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (18 July 2019). "Naval Group Ready To Produce CANTO Anti-Torpedo System In Australia". Naval News. Retrieved 31 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Lavers, Christopher (2012). Reeds Vol 14: Stealth Warship Technology. Reeds Marine Engineering and Technology Series. Thomas Reed Publications. p. 134. ISBN 9781408175538.
  5. ^ "FS La Fayette (F710) Light Stealth Frigate Warship (1996)". MilitaryFactory.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Manaranche, Martin (31 July 2021). "Video: French Navy's La Fayette-Class Frigate Mid-Life Update". Naval News. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "First Upgraded la Fayette-class Frigate back into the French Fleet". 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Marine nationale : les programmes qui vont façonner la future flotte française". Mer et Marine. February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Rayner, Jonathan (2013). The Naval War Film: Genre, History and National Cinema. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781847796257.
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