Jean Bart (D 615)

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Career (France)

Namesake:	Jean Bart
Fate:	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cassard class
Type:	frigate
Displacement:	4500 t
Length:	139 m
Beam:	14 m
Draught:	6 m
Propulsion:	4 Pielstick PA6 BTC disesel engines 2 fixed pace propellers 4 diesel-alternators (3400 kW) for electrical plant
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range:	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h)
Troops:	room for special forces
Complement:	22 officers 142 non-commissioned officers 80 enlisted personnel
Sensors and processing systems:	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
Electronic warfare and decoys:	1 ARBR 17 radar detector 1 SAIGON radio emission detector 1 ARBB 33 jammer 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers 1 Syracuse II system
Armament:	Anti-air 1 Tartar system 2 Sadral systems (2 x 6 Mistral missiles) 1 x 100 mm CADAM turret 2 x 20 mm F2 4 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship 8 Exocet MM40 missiles Anti-submarine 10 L5 Mod4 torpedoes L5 torpedoes launchers
Aircraft carried:	1 Panther helicopter

The Jean Bart (D615) is an anti-air frigate of the French Marine Nationale of the Cassard type. She is the ninth vessel of the French Navy named after the privateer Jean Bart. She is the sister-ship of the Cassard.

The Jean Bart was fitted with a number of prototype equipements which were later incorporated in the La Fayette type frigates.

On 12 April 2008, Jean Bart was used to capture the pirates of Le Ponant.

Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; thus, some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.