French frigate Ventôse

	Frigate Ventôse
History
France
Name	Ventôse
Namesake	Month of Ventôse
Ordered	9 January 1990
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Laid down	28 June 1991
Launched	14 March 1992
Commissioned	5 May 1993
Homeport	Fort de France, Martinique
Status	in active 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 or Eurocopter Dauphin N3 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and hangar

Ventôse is a Floréal-class frigate (French: frégate de surveillance) of the French Navy. The frigate is the fourth ship of its class, and the first French vessel named after Ventôse, the fifth month of the Republican Calendar. The ship was constructed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, in 1991–1992 and entered service in 1993. Ventôse is stationed in the French Caribbean Sea territories for patrol duties.

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