French frigate Courbet

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Courbet.

History
France
NameCourbet
NamesakeAdmiral Amédée Courbet
Laid down15 September 1993
Launched12 March 1994
Commissioned1 April 1997
HomeportToulon
IdentificationMMSI number: 228731000
Honours and
awards		Flies the FNFL jack in honour of the battleship Courbet
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeLa Fayette-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,280 t (3,230 long tons)
  • 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded[1]
Length125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4 SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines, 16,000 kW (21,000 hp)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement170+;[2] around 6 additional personnel on Courbet post-upgrade[3]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
  • 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2020-21 refit)[4]
  • 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
  • 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar
  • 1 × DRBN34 landing radar
  • KingKlip Mk2 hull-mounted sonar (incorporated during 2020-21 refit)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor
  • 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor
  • 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher
  • 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker
  • 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system
  • 1 × Syracuse II
  • 1 × Inmarsat
Armament
ArmourOn sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Courbet is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) of the La Fayette class. She is the third French vessel named after the 19th-century Admiral Amédée Courbet.

  1. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (28 November 2022). "La frégate La Fayette de nouveau opérationnelle après sa rénovation". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "La Fayette Class Frigate". Naval Technology. 3 May 2001.
  3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (3 February 2023). "French Mission Jeanne D'Arc 2023 To Sail Across Indo-Pacific". Naval News.
  4. ^ "First Upgraded la Fayette-class Frigate back into the French Fleet". Naval News. 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (17 October 2022). "First Exocet MM40 Block 3c Missiles Set For December Delivery". Naval News. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (15 April 2021). "Première FLF rénovée, la frégate Courbet remise à l'eau". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.