French frigate Prairial

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Frigate Prairial
Frigate Prairial
History
France
NamePrairial
NamesakeMonth of Prairial
Ordered1989
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique
Laid down11 September 1990
Launched16 March 1991
Commissioned20 May 1992
HomeportTahiti
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load)
Length93.5 m (307 ft)
Beam14 metres (46 ft)
Draught4.4 m (14 ft)
Propulsion
  • Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280
  • Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200 kW beam propulsor
  • Propellers : 2 variable pace Lips
  • Propulsive power : 8800 hp (6470 kW)
  • Electric Plant : 3 Baudouin 12P15 2SR diesel alternators and 3 Alsthom AA 49L9 alternators
  • Electric Power : 3 × 590 kW
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 13,000 nautical miles (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • ETN 90 (Embarcation de Transport en Nombre)
  • Zodiac Hurricane 530 OB with two Yamaha 2T 140 CV VETOL engines
  • One 10-seat zodiac
Complement
  • 11 officers
  • 36 non-commissioned officers
  • 42 men
  • (11 men for the helicopter)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
  • DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar
  • Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar
  • Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar
  • Navigation
  • Microcin type intertial navigation system
  • Ben LMN4 loch
  • Furuno depth measure system
  • Navstar GPS system
  • Taiyo gonio VHF radio
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ARBG-1A Saïgon
  • 2 Dagaie decoy systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Panther helicopter

Prairial is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second ship of the Template:Sclass-, and the second French warship named after the ninth month of the Republican Calendar.

She was built in the beginning of the 1990s by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint Nazaire. She is currently based in Tahiti. Although categorised as a surveillance ship, she is armed with two anti-ship Exocet missiles and a 100 mm gun. She is also furbished with 35 extra berths for marines.

Prairial was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 16 October to 29 November 1999.[1]

  • Prairial in Hong Kong, April 2006
    Prairial in Hong Kong, April 2006
  • Prairial during RIMPAC 2016
    Prairial during RIMPAC 2016

References

  1. ^ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The Combined Naval Role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.


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