La Melpomène-class frigate

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Class overview
Builders: Sieuxerr Chantiers Navals Courtillers
Operators:  Sieuxerr
Preceded by:
Cost: 350,000,000
Built: 1994-2001
In service: 1997–present
Planned: 20
Completed: 20
Active: 20
General characteristics
Type: Anti-Submarine Frigate
Displacement: 4,500 t (4,400 long tons)
Length: 133 m (436 ft)
Beam: 17 m (56 ft)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion: 4 × diesel generators
Speed: 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range:
  • 5,500 km (3,000 nmi) at 20 knots
  • 11,000 km (5,900 nmi) at 14 knots
Complement:
  • 25 officers
  • 156 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Optronics:
  • 1 × Sagem Vampir MB infra-red search and track system
  • Radars:
  • 1 × CN2 radar and optronic fire control system
  • 1 × DRBJ-17 3D radar
  • 2 × DRBN34 navigation and landing radars
  • 2 × RTN-30X fire control radar
  • Sonars:
  • 1 × TSM 2633 Spherion B Mk. 2 hull sonar (Early)
  • 1 × BlueMaster UMS 4110 (Late)
  • 1 × DUBV 43B and DSBV 61C towed sonar (Early)
  • 1 × Type 2087 CAPTAS Mk4 (Late)
  • Communications:
  • Satellite links: Inmarsat, SYRACUSE
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Jammers:
  • 2 × ARBB-33 jammer
  • 2 × BSM jammer
  • Noisemakers:
  • 1 × BAR-25A noisemaker
  • Decoy Launchers
  • 2 × DAGAIE launchers (Early)
  • 2 × NGDS launchers (Late)
  • 2 × CANTO-V launchers (Late)
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × SA.321 Super Frelon
Aviation facilities: Hanger, helicopter deck

A ship class in the Sieuxerrian Navy