French frigate La Fayette

History
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	3,280 t (3,230 long tons); 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded;
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+;197 reported embarked for 2023 global deployment
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar; 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2021–22 refit); 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun; 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar; 1 × DRBN34 landing radar; 1 x KingKlip Mk 2 hull-mounted sonar (fitted during 2021-22 refit);
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; CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures (fitted during 2021-22 refit);
Armament	Anti-ship;; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service in French Navy from December 2022); Guns;; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun ; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns ; Anti-aircraft;; 2 x 6 Sadral launchers with Mistral Mk 3 SAM/SSM (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2021–22 refit);
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

La Fayette is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class.

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