French frigate Nivôse

	Frigate Nivôse
History
France
Name	Nivôse
Namesake	Month of Nivôse
Ordered	9 January 1990
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Laid down	16 January 1991
Launched	10 August 1991
Commissioned	16 October 1992
Homeport	Port des Galets, Réunion
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Floréal-class frigate
Displacement	2,600 t (2,600 long tons) ; 3,000 t (2,950 long tons) full load;
Length	93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines; 6,580 kW (8,820 hp); 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Troops	24 marines
Complement	90
Sensors and ; processing systems	DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar; Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar; Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ARBG-1A Saïgon; 2 Dagaie decoy systems;
Armament	2 Exocet MM38 missiles (removed); 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × Eurocopter Panther helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and hangar

Nivôse is a Floréal-class frigate (French: frégate de surveillance) of the French Navy. The frigate is the third ship of the class and the fourth French vessel named after the fourth month of the Republican Calendar. Nivôse was constructed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, in 1991 and entered service in 1992. The frigate is stationed at Réunion in the Indian Ocean for patrol duties.

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