French frigate Chevalier Paul (D621)
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| Name: | Chevalier Paul |
| Namesake: | Chevalier Paul |
| Operator: | Marine Nationale |
| Ordered: | 27 October 2000 |
| Builder: | DCNS and Thales Group. Lorient shipyard |
| Laid down: | 13 January 2005 |
| Launched: | 12 July 2006 |
| Commissioned: | June 2009 |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Identification: | D 621 |
| Fate: | In service, as of 2013[update] |
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| Class & type: | Horizon-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 7,050 tonnes[1] |
| Length: | 152.87 m (501.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.3 m (67 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
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| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (18 on diesel) |
| Range: | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)s, 3500 nmi at 25 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733 |
| Capacity: | 32 passengers or admiral staff |
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| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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| Armament: |
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Anti-ship;
Anti-submarine;
Guns;
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × NH90 helicopter |
Chevalier Paul is a Horizon-class frigate of the French Marine Nationale commissioned in June 2009. It is the third vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul.
Chevalier Paul was launched by DCN at Lorient on 12 July 2006. It is the sister-ship of Forbin.
Service history[edit]
On 29 August 2013, it left the port city of Toulon. Some reports claimed it has been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean in response to the Syrian Civil War,[3] but the shipping authorities declined to confirm that it was headed to Syria.[4] From 13 to 26 October 2014, the frigate took part in the large international operational exercise Catamaran 2014 that practiced an amphibious assault.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Project Horizon". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Présentation Frégate Horizon Chevalier Paul" (in French). Alabordache.fr. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "French Navy Air Defense Destroyer Chevalier Paul (D621) deploys to the Syrian coasts". NavyRecognition.com. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "France: political solution the ultimate goal for Syria". Reuters. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (24 October 2014). "Video and photo coverage: Catamaran 2014 large joint amphibious exercise with CVN, LHD, LPD". NavyRecognition.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
External links[edit]
- Chevalier Paul Anti Air Warfare Destroyer Chevalier Paul on Alabordache
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