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Builder :
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Keel laid :
17 January 1992
Launched :
23 August 1992
Commissioned :
21 October 1993
Specifications
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Displacement :
2,600
t
(2,600
long tons
)
3,000Â t (2,950 long tons) full load
Length :
93.5Â m (306Â ft 9Â in)
Width :
14Â m (45Â ft 11Â in)
Draft:
4.3Â m (14Â ft 1Â in)
Propulsion :
4 Ă— SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC
diesel engines
6,580
kW
(8,820
hp
)
2 shafts, 1 Ă— 203Â kW (272Â hp)
bow thruster
Speed :
20
knots
(37Â km/h; 23Â mph)
Range :
9,000
nmi
(17,000Â km; 10,000Â mi) at 15 knots (28Â km/h; 17Â mph)
Crew :
90
Military equipment
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Sensors :
DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar
Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar
Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar
Weapon systems :
Electronic warfare and decoys :
ARBG-1A SaĂŻgon
2 Dagaie decoy systems
Armament :
2
Exocet
MM38 missiles (removed)
1 Ă—
100 mm CADAM turret
with Najir fire control system
2 Ă—
20 mm modèle F2 guns
Embarked aviation :
1
Panther
or
Eurocopter Dauphin N3
helicopters (the latter replaced the former
AĂ©rospatiale Alouette III
in 2022).