Chevalier Paul (D621)

Career (France)

Namesake:	Chevalier Paul
Ordered:	27 October 2000
Builder:	DCNS and Thales Group. Lorient shipyard
Laid down:	13 January 2005
Launched:	12 July 2006
Commissioned:	2008 (planned)
Homeport:	Toulon
Fate:	On trials
General characteristics
Class and type:	Horizon class frigate
Displacement:	5600 tonnes (6635 tonnes full load)
Length:	152,87 m
Beam:	20,3 m
Draught:	5,4 m
Propulsion:	2 × 31280 HP GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines 2 × 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × beam propeller 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed:	29 knots (18 on diesel)
Range:	7000 nm at 18 knts, 3500 nm at 25 knots
Boats and landing craft carried:	EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733
Capacity:	32 passengers or admiral staff
Complement:	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar Tugged linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Radar jammer Communication jammer NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers).
Armament:	8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles Principal Anti-Air Missile System (EMPAR multifunction radar on G band, 48 Aster 15 or 30 missiles in SYLVER A50 vertical launchers.) 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns 2 × MU90 torpedo tubes 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun
Aircraft carried:	1 NH90 helicopter (radar ENR, sonar Flash, LADT 11, Marte missiles or MU90 Impact torpedoes)

The Chevalier Paul is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, now under construction. She will be the third vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul.

The Chevalier Paul was launched by DCN in Lorient on 12 July 2006

She is the sister-ship of the Forbin.

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