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FS La Motte-Picquet
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3550 t tonnes, 4500 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 139 m |
| Width: | 14 m |
| Beam: | |
| Draught: | 5.80 m |
| Tirant d'air: | 39.36 m |
| Propulsion: | CODOG (COmbined Diesel Or Gaz): 2 diesels Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD Diesel power: 5200 HP (3824 kW). |
| Speed: | 30 knots on TAG, 21 knots on diesel |
| Range: | On TAG : 1000 nautical miles at 30 knots On Diesel : 10000 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Complement: | 20 officers 120 non-commissioned officers |
| Armament: | Anti-air:
Anti-surface:
Anti-submarine:
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| Electronic Warfare | Detection:
Electronic Warfare:
Tactical information:
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| Planes: | 2 Lynx WG13 Mk4 helicopters, with each:
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The La Motte-Picquet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigates of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fourth French vessel named after the XVIIIth Century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte .
There are seven ships in the F70 class :
- D640 Georges Leygues
- D641 Dupleix
- D642 Montcalm
- D643 Jean de Vienne
- D644 Primauguet
- D645 La Motte Picquet
- D646 Latouche-Tréville
Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; thusly, some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.
Photographs
 The Motte-Picquet, a Georges Leygues-class frigate |
 The F70 type frigates (here, Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C tugged sonars |
 Operational Center of the Motte-Picquet frigate. |
 gunnery crew of the Motte-Picquet frigate, in front of the Crotale anti-air missile launcher |
 shooting exercices with an ANF1 from the bridge of the Motte-Picquet frigate |
 Main gun (100mm) |
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