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FS La Fayette
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 125 m |
| Width: | 15.4 m |
| Beam: | |
| Draught: | 4,8 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 HP (15 400 kW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots, 9000 at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 12 officers 68 non-commissioned officers |
| Armament: | 1 x 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 x 20mm turret, F2 type |
| Shielding | On sensitive areas (munition magasine and control centre) |
| Radars | 1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x firing control radar for the 100mm gun |
| Electronic Warfare | 1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 x ARBR 21 radar interceptor |
| Satellite transmission | 1 x Syracuse II 1 x Inmarsat |
| Planes | 1 x 10-tonne helicopter (Panther or NH90) |
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The La Fayette is a large multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 18th Century general marquess Marie Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette. She is the lead ship of the class.
The ships of the La Fayette type are
Trivia
- The La Fayette (F710) was featured in the 17th James Bond film GoldenEye in 1995.
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