French frigate Prairial

Frigate Prairial
History
France
Name	Prairial
Namesake	Month of Prairial
Ordered	20 January 1989
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Laid down	11 September 1990
Launched	16 March 1991
Commissioned	20 May 1992
Homeport	Tahiti
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Floréal-class frigate
Displacement	2,600 t (2,600 long tons) 3,000 t (2,950 long tons) full load
Length	93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines 6,580 kW (8,820 hp) 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Troops	24 marines
Complement	90
Sensors and processing systems	DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems
Armament	2 Exocet MM38 missiles (removed) 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns
Aircraft carried	1 Eurocopter Dauphin N3 (replaced Aérospatiale Alouette III in 2022 when the latter retired)
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and hangar

Prairial is a Floréal-class frigate (French: frégate de surveillance) of the French Navy. She is the second ship of the class, and the second French warship named after the ninth month of the Republican Calendar. The ship was constructed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, in 1992 and entered service in 1993. Prairial is stationed in the French Pacific territories for patrol duties.