French frigate La Fayette
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship La Fayette.
La Fayette is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).[11] She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class.[12]
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France | |
Name | La Fayette |
Namesake | Marquis de Lafayette |
Laid down | 15 December 1990 |
Launched | 13 June 1992 |
Commissioned | 22 March 1996 |
Homeport | Toulon |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | La Fayette-class frigate |
Displacement | |
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, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 170+;[2][3]197 reported embarked for 2023 global deployment[4] |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Armour | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre) |
Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90) |
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