![]() Monge arriving in Reykjavík Harbour in May 2012
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History | |
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Name | Monge |
Namesake | Gaspard Monge |
Ordered | 25 November 1988 |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire |
Laid down | 26 March 1990 |
Launched | 6 October 1990 |
Commissioned | 5 November 1992 |
Identification | Hull number A 601 |
Status | Ship in active service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tracking ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 225.6 m (740 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 24.8 m (81 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Range | 15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 115 + 90 military and civilian technicians |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter |
Aviation facilities |
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Monge (A601), named after the 18th century mathematician Gaspard Monge, is a unique missile range instrumentation ship of the French Navy dedicated to tracking and measuring rocket trajectories. She was built for the trials of the submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the French Navy, and is also used to monitor the launch of Ariane rockets. The ship was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire and was launched on 6 October 1990. The vessel entered service on 5 November 1992 and is based at Brest, France.