Vendémiaire (F734)

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Frigate Vendémiaire
Career French Navy Ensign
Displacement: 2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load)
Length: 93,50 m
Width: 14 m
Draught: 4,40 m
Propulsion: Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280

Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200 kW beam propulsor
Propelers : 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 x 590 kW

Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: 10000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 13000 nautical miles (24,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement: 11 officers

36 non-commissioned officers
42 men
(11 men for the helicopter)

Armament: 2 Exocet MM38 missiles

1 x 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system
2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns

Electronics: 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

  • ARBG-1A Saïgon
  • 2 Dagaie decoy systems
Planes 1 Panther helicopter

The Vendémiaire is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fifth ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after Vendémiaire, the first month of the Republican Calendar.

Ships of the Floréal type: