French frigate Guépratte

History
France
Name	Guépratte
Namesake	Admiral Émile Paul Amable Guépratte
Laid down	1 October 1998
Launched	3 March 1999
Commissioned	27 October 2001
Homeport	Toulon
Fate	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	4.8 m (16 ft)
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; 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	Anti-ship;; 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles; Guns;; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun ; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns ; Anti-aircraft;; 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload); (Provision for future 16 × Aster 15 missiles in VLS);
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Guépratte is a second-line multi-mission Template:Sclass- 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.

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.^[1]

In 2016, Guépratte deployed as part of the Jeanne d'Arc battle group which included the amphibious assault ship Tonnerre.^[2]

Gallery

References

^ "French Navy Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Frigate". navy-recognition.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
^ "Les VHM de l'armée de Terre déployés pour la première fois sur BPC". meretmarine (in French). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

[1] "French Navy Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Frigate". navy-recognition.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[2] "Les VHM de l'armée de Terre déployés pour la première fois sur BPC". meretmarine (in French). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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