French frigate Surcouf

History
France
Name	Surcouf
Namesake	Robert Surcouf
Laid down	6 July 1992
Launched	3 July 1993
Commissioned	7 February 1997
Identification	MMSI number: 228730000; Callsign: FASF;
Honours and; awards	Flies the FFL jack in honour of the submarine Surcouf
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tonnes; 3,600 tonnes fully loaded;
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	164+
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar; 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun; 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar; 1 × DRBN34 landing radar; 1 x BlueWatcher sonar;
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	Anti-ship;; 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles; Guns;; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns; Anti-aircraft;; 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload); Manually-operated 2x2 SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM reported fit in 2023;
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette-class frigate of the French Navy. Construction began at Lorient Naval Dockyard on 6 July 1992, launched 3 July 1993, and the ship was commissioned May 1996. Since entering service, Surcouf has taken part in numerous missions, notably in Operation Antilope (Gabon and Congo), Operation Trident (Kosovo) and Mission Khor Anga in the Djibouti zone.

^ "La Fayette Class Frigate". Naval Technology. 3 May 2001.
^ "Euronaval: Naval Group Starts Upgrade Work on la Fayette-class frigates". 23 October 2020.
^ Groizeleau, Vincent (15 May 2023). "La frégate Surcouf anonymisée et équipée de systèmes Simbad". Mer et Marine.

[1] "La Fayette Class Frigate". Naval Technology. 3 May 2001.

[2] "Euronaval: Naval Group Starts Upgrade Work on la Fayette-class frigates". 23 October 2020.

[3] Groizeleau, Vincent (15 May 2023). "La frégate Surcouf anonymisée et équipée de systèmes Simbad". Mer et Marine.

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History

France
Name	Surcouf
Namesake	Robert Surcouf
Laid down	6 July 1992
Launched	3 July 1993
Commissioned	7 February 1997
Identification	MMSI number: 228730000 Callsign: FASF
Honours and awards	Flies the FFL jack in honour of the submarine Surcouf
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tonnes 3,600 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	164+^[1]
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar 1 x BlueWatcher sonar^[2]
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	Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns Anti-aircraft; 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload) Manually-operated 2x2 SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM reported fit in 2023^[3]
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)