| Career (France) | |
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| Laid down: | 15 December 1990 |
| Launched: | 13 June 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 22 March 1996 |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Fate: | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | La Fayette-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 125 m |
| Beam: | 15.4 m |
| Draught: | 4,8 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: |
12 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor |
| Armament: |
(Provision for future 16 × Aster 15 missiles in VLS) Anti-ship;
Guns; CIWS;
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| Armour: | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre) |
| Aircraft carried: | |
The La Fayette is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class. The same class is also used by the Royal Saudi Navy.
The ship has appeared in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye.
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