French frigate Guépratte (F 714)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Laid down: | 1 October 1998 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 27 October 2001 |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Fate: | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | La Fayette-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 125 m |
| Beam: | 15.4 m |
| Draught: | 4,8 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: |
12 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor |
| Armament: |
(Provision for future 16 × Aster 15 missiles in VLS) Anti-ship;
Guns; CIWS;
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| Armour: | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre) |
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The Guépratte is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 19-20th century admiral Émile Paul Amable Guépratte.
She is the only frigate of the La Fayette class whose complement include women, with 25 female crewmen on board.
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