Cassard class frigate
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 Cassard |
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |  Marine Nationale |
| Succeeded by: | FREMM multipurpose frigate |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | Cassard Jean Bart |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,500 tons |
| Length: | 139 m |
| Beam: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 6 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 x SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 42,000 hp |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Range: | 8,000 nm |
| Complement: | 250 |
| Armament: | 1 x Mk 13 launcher (40 x Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles) 8 x MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 x Sadral sextuple launcher (39 x Mistral surface-to-air missiles) 1 x Creusot Loire Compact 100mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun 2 x 20mm F2 anti-aircraft guns 4 x 12.7mm machine guns 2 x fixed torpedo tubes (10x L5 mod 4 torpedoes) |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 x Eurocopter AS 565 Panther helicopter |
The Cassard class (Type F70 AA) is a class of AA (air defence) frigates of the French Navy. The class is an air defence variant of the Georges Leygues class. The two classes have a different armament and propulsion system mounted on an identical hull.[1] Their primary role is to provide air cover for a fleet, an aeronaval group, or a convoy. They can also be used for research, identification or presence missions.
The experience gained during the design and construction of the Cassard type was used for the design of the La Fayette type.
The two elements of the class are
They are due to be decommissioned around 2010.
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[edit] Electronics
- DRBV26C sentry radar
- 1 DRBJ11B tri-dimensional air sentry radar
- 1 DIBV2A infra-red alert system
- 2 DRBN34 navigation and landing radar
- 1 DUBV 24C hull sonar
- Syracuse II satellite communication system
- 1 ARBR 17 radar detector
- 1 SAIGON radio emission detector
- 1 ARBB 33 jammer
- 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers
- 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers
[edit] Photographs
 Fire team of the Cassard |
 Frigate Cassard |
 The Jean Bart beside the stealth frigates Surcouf and Courbet |
[edit] References
- ^ Miller, David; Chris Miller (1986). Modern Naval Combat. USA: Salamandar Books, pp. 100-101. ISBN 0-517-61350-6.
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