Croix du Sud - M646

 

 

 

Type	Minehunter
Displacement	571 t (562 long tons) 605 t (595 long tons) full load
Length	51.6 m (169 ft 3 in)
Beam	8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × Brons-Werkspoor A-RUB 215V-12 diesel engine 1,400 kW (1,900 hp), 1 shaft 2 × 180 kW (240 hp) ACEC active rudders 1 × bow thruster
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × PAP 104
Complement	55
Sensors and processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar 1 × Decca 1229 navigation radar
Armament	1 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns

 

Courbet - F712

 

 

Name	Courbet
Namesake	Admiral Amédée Courbet
Laid down	15 September 1993
Launched	12 March 1994
Commissioned	1 April 1997
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	MMSI number: 228731000
Honours and awards	Flies the FNFL jack in honour of the battleship Courbet
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3,280 t (3,230 long tons) 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded[1]
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines, 16,000 kW (21,000 hp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	170+;[2] around 6 additional personnel on Courbet post-upgrade[3]
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2020-21 refit)[4] 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar KingKlip Mk2 hull-mounted sonar (incorporated during 2020-21 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 IV satellite communications[5] 1 × Inmarsat
Armament	Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service in French Navy from December 2022)[6][7] Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns Anti-aircraft; 2 x 6 SADRAL launchers/MISTRAL Mk3 SAMs/SSMs (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2020-21 refit)
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

 

Provence - D652

 

Name	Provence
Namesake	Provence
Builder	DCNS, Lorient
Laid down	15 December 2010
Launched	18 September 2013
Completed	2015
Commissioned	12 June 2015
Homeport	Toulon[1][2]
Identification	MMSI number: 227999300 Pennant number: D652
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Aquitaine-class frigate
Displacement	6,000 tons
Length	466 ft (142.0 m)
Beam	65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW everyone) CODLOG
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	145
Sensors and processing systems	Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[3]
Armament	1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022)[4] 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities

FS Forbin - D620

 

Name	Forbin
Namesake	Claude Forbin-Gardanne
Ordered	27 October 2000
Builder	DCNS and Thales Group, Lorient shipyard
Cost	USD$770 million[1]
Laid down	16 January 2004
Launched	10 March 2005
Christened	2008
Commissioned	14 October 2010
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	Deck code: FB Pennant number: D620
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Horizon-class frigate
Displacement	7,050 tonnes [2]
Length	152.87 m (501 ft 7 in)
Beam	20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × 31,280 hp (23.3 MW) GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines 2 × 5,875 hp (4.4 MW) SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × beam propeller 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) on diesels
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733
Capacity	32 passengers or admiral's staff
Complement	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors
Sensors and processing systems	S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar Towed linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector
Electronic warfare & decoys	Radar jammer Communication jammer NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers) PAAMS EMPAR multifunction radar on G band
Armament	Anti-air; 1 × PAAMS (48 × Aster 15 or 30 anti-air missiles in SYLVER A50 VLS) For but not with: [1 × Sadral launcher with 6 Mistral missiles][3] space on starboard roof of hangar Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine; 2 × MU90 torpedo tubes Guns; 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns 3 × Narwhal 20 mm remote-controlled naval gun
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter

FS Alsace - D656

 

Name	Alsace
Namesake	Alsace
Ordered	2008
Builder	DCNS, Lorient
Laid down	June 2016
Launched	18 April 2019
Commissioned	16 April 2021
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	Pennant number: D656
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Aquitaine-class frigate
Displacement	6,000+ tons
Length	142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone) CODLOG
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	145+
Sensors and processing systems	Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array range + 300 km (air) 80 km (surface) Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control radar[1] CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar
Armament	1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 32-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 air defense missiles 8 x MM40 Exocet Block 3/3c anti-ship missiles 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities

FS Dixmude - L9015

Name:	Dixmude
Namesake:	Fusiliers Marins at the battle of Diksmuide[1]
Builder:	Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire
Cost:	€451.6m[2] (FY 2012)
Laid down:	20 January 2010 at Saint-Nazaire[1]
Launched:	17 September 2010[3]
Commissioned:	27 December 2012
Homeport:	Toulon
Identification:	Pennant number: L9015 MMSI number: 228784000 Callsign: FADX Deck Code: DX
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement:	16,500 t (empty) 21,300 t (full load) 32,300 t (with ballast)
Length:	199 m (653 ft)
Beam:	32 m (105 ft)
Draught:	6.3 m (21 ft)
Installed power:	4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (4 × 6.2 MW (8,300 hp))
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric; two Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 7 MW (9,400 hp)) with 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers
Speed:	18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Range:	5,800 nautical miles (10,800 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 10,700 nautical miles (19,800 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity:	2 barges, one Leclerc battalion, 70 vehicles
Complement:	20 officers 80 petty officers 60 quarter-masters 450 passengers (900 for a short cruise) 150-man operational headquarter
Armament:	2 × Simbad surface-to-air missile systems 2 × 30 mm Breda-Mauser autocannons 4 × 12.7 mm M2-HB Browning machine guns
Aircraft carried:	16 heavy or 35 light helicopters

FS Languedoc - D653

Class and type:	Aquitaine-class frigate
Displacement:	6,000 tons
Length:	466 ft (142.0 m)
Beam:	65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught:	16 ft (4.9 m)
Armament:	1 x 76 mm (3 in) dual-purpose gun 3 x 20 mm (0.8 in) cannon 16 x Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles 16 x SCALP Naval land attack cruise missiles 8 x MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 x twin 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes

Commandant Bouan - F797

Var - A608

Type:	Replenishment oiler
Displacement:	7,600 tonnes (empty) 17,800 tonnes (full load)
Length:	157.2 m
Beam:	21.2 m
Draught:	8.65 metres (average) 10.80 metres full load
Propulsion:	2 × Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400 diesel engines, two shafts (14,710 kW)[1]
Speed:	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range:	9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	1 LCVP 1 9-metre boat 2 rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Complement:	8 officers 62 non-commissioned officers 89 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	2 DRBN 34 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys:	1 SLQ-25 Nixie towed jammer
Armament:	1 Bofors 40 mm guns 6 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns 1 Simbad Mistral missile launcher
Aviation facilities:	Medium helicopter pad

Dupleix - D641

Name:	Dupleix
Builder:	Brest arsenal
Laid down:	17 October 1975
Launched:	2 December 1978
Commissioned:	13 June 1981
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement:	3,550 t (3,494 long tons) 4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full load
Length:	139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam:	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Height:	39.36 m (129 ft 2 in)
Draught:	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:	CODOG 2 × Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD diesels, 5,200 hp (3,878 kW) 2 × Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 26,000 hp (19,388 kW) 2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellers
Speed:	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) on diesels
Range:	1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) on diesels
Complement:	20 officers 120 non-commissioned officers 95 men
Sensors and processing systems:	Detection: 1 Air/surface sentry radar DRBV51C 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E 2 Navigation radar KH 1007 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C Tactical information: SENIT 4 SEAO/OPSMER
Electronic warfare & decoys:	2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16 2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament:	Anti-air: 1 × Crotale EDIR system - 8 missiles on launcher + 18 stored 2 × Sadral - 2 × 6 Mistral missiles 1 × CADAM 100 mm main gun 2 × 20 mm guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-surface: 4 × Exocet MM38 missiles Anti-submarine: 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes 2 × L5 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried:	2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters, each with: 1 × DUAV4 sonar Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data 12 × Mark 46 torpedoes

Marne - A630

Type:	Replenishment oiler
Displacement:	7,600 tonnes (empty) 17,800 tonnes (full load)
Length:	157.2 m
Beam:	21.2 m
Draught:	8.65 metres (average) 10.80 metres full load
Propulsion:	2 × Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400 diesel engines, two shafts (14,710 kW)[1]
Speed:	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range:	9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	1 LCVP 1 9-metre boat 2 rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Complement:	8 officers 62 non-commissioned officers 89 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	2 DRBN 34 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys:	1 SLQ-25 Nixie towed jammer
Armament:	1 Bofors 40 mm guns 6 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns 1 Simbad Mistral missile launcher
Aviation facilities:	Medium helic

Montcalm - D642

Name:	Montcalm
Namesake:	Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran
Builder:	Brest arsenal
Laid down:	5 December 1975
Launched:	31 May 1980
Commissioned:	28 May 1982
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement:	3,550 t (3,494 long tons) 4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full load
Length:	139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam:	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Height:	39.36 m (129 ft 2 in)
Draught:	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:	CODOG 2 × Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD diesels, 5,200 hp (3,878 kW) 2 × Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 26,000 hp (19,388 kW) 2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellers
Speed:	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) on diesels
Range:	1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) on diesels
Complement:	20 officers 120 non-commissioned officers 95 men
Sensors and processing systems:	Detection: 1 Air/surface sentry radar DRBV51C 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E 2 Navigation radar KH 1007 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C Tactical information: SENIT 4 SEAO/OPSMER
Electronic warfare & decoys:	2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16 2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament:	Anti-air: 1 × Crotale EDIR system - 8 missiles on launcher + 18 stored 2 × Siadral systems - 2 × 6 Mistral missiles 1 × CADAM 100 mm main gun 2 × 20 mm guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-surface: 4 × Exocet MM40 missiles Anti-submarine: 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes 2 × L5 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried:	2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters, each with: 1 × DUAV4 sonar Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data 12 × Mark 46 torpedoes (to be replaced by MU90 torpedoes)

Commandant Birot - F796

Pourquoi Pas? - IMO 9285548

Namesake:	Pourquoi Pas ? IV
Launched:	14 October 2004
General characteristics
Class and type:	research vessel
Displacement:	6600 tonnes
Length:	107 m (351 ft)
Beam:	20 m (66 ft)
Draught:	6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric with a Class II dynamic positioning system.
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Endurance:	64 days at 11 knots
Boats & landing craft carried:	ROV
Capacity:	1000 m² laboratory, 40 scientists
Complement:	18 to 33 men
Sensors and processing systems:	Dual multibeam sonars capable of mapping seafloor up to 6000 metre depth with a swath width of up to 20 km 2 Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) capable of measuring currents at depth of up to 1000 metres Sub-bottom profiler for study of the upper layers of seafloor sediment

FS Cassard - D614

Name:	Cassard
Namesake:	Jacques Cassard
Builder:	DCNS S.A.
Laid down:	3 September 1982
Launched:	6 February 1985
Commissioned:	29 July 1988
Identification:	D 614
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cassard-class frigate
Displacement:	4500 t
Length:	139 m (456 ft)
Beam:	14 m (46 ft)
Draught:	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:	4 Pielstick PA6 BTC disesel engines 2 fixed pace propellers 4 diesel-alternators (3400 kW) for electrical plant
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range:	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h)
Troops:	room for special forces
Complement:	22 officers 142 non-commissioned officers 80 enlisted personnel
Sensors and processing systems:	DRBV26C sentry radar 1 DRBJ11B tri-dimensional air sentry radar 1 DIBV2A infra-red alert system 2 DRBN34 navigation and landing radar 1 DUBV 24C hull sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	1 ARBR 17 radar detector 1 SAIGON radio emission detector 1 ARBB 33 jammer 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers 1 Syracuse II system
Armament:	Anti-air; 1 × Mk 13 launcher (40 × Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles) Anti-ship; 8 × MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine; 2 × fixed torpedo tubes (10 × L5 mod 4 torpedoes) Guns; 1 × Creusot- Loire Compact 100mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun 2 × 20mm F2 anti-aircraft guns 4 × 12.7mm machine guns CIWS; 2 × Sadral sextuple launcher (39 × Mistral CIWS anti-air missiles)
Aircraft carried:	1 × Panther anti-submarine helicopter