FS Courbet

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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 MW)
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range:	7000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement:	12 officers 68 non-commissioned officers 61 men
Armament:	1 x 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns 1 x Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher, 18 missiles in magasine) 16 Aster 15 missiles in vertical launchers 8 x Exocet MM40 block II missiles
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 100 mm gun 1 x DRBN34 navigation radar 1 x DRBN34 landing radar
Electronic Warfare	1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 x ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 x Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 x AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 x Prairie Masker noise reduction system
Satellite transmission	1 x Syracuse II 1 x Inmarsat
Aircraft	1 x 10 tonne helicopter (Panther or NH90)
Motto:

The Courbet is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the third French vessel named after the 19th Century admiral Amédée Courbet.

The ships of the La Fayette type are

F710 La Fayette
F711 Surcouf
F712 Courbet
F713 Aconit
F714 Guépratte

Photographs

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