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FS Nivôse

Career French Navy Ensign
Displacement: 2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load)
Length: 93,50 metres
Width: 14 metres
Draught: 4,40 metres
Propulsion: Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280

Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200 kW beam propulsor
Propelers : 2 variable pace Lips
Propulsive power : 8800 HP (6470 kW)
Electric Plant : 3 Baudouin 12P15 2SR diesel alternators and 3 Alsthom AA 49L9 alternators
Electric Power : 3 x 590 kW

Speed: 20 knots
Range: 10000 nautical miles at 15 knots (13000 at 12 knots)
Complement: 11 officers

36 non-commissioned officers
42 men
(11 men for the helicopter)

Armament: 2 Exocet MM38 missiles

1 x 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system
2 x 20mm F2

Electronics: Radar:
  • DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar
  • Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar
  • Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar

Navigation

  • Microcin type intertial navigation system
  • Ben LMN4 loch
  • Furuno depth measure system
  • Navstar GPS system
  • Taiyo gonio VHF radio

Electronic Warfare

  • ARBG-1A Saïgon
  • 2 Dagaie decoy systems
Planes 1 Panther helicopter

The Nivôse is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the third ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after the 4th month of the Republican Calendar.


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Last updated: 05-25-2005 20:47:04
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