NationMaster - Encyclopedia: FS Cassard class

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Displacement:	4500 t
Length:	139 m
Width:	14 m
Draught:	6 m
Propulsion:	4 Pielstick PA6 BTC disesel engines 2 fixed pace propellers 4 diesel-alternators (3400 kW) for electrical plant Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European...
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Range:	8000 nautical miles at 17 knots
Complement:	22 officers 142 non-commissioned officers 80 men
Armament:	Anti-air 1 Tartar system 2 Sadral systems (2 x 6 Mistral missiles) 1 x 100mm CADAM turret 2 x 20mm F2 4 x 12.7mm machine guns Anti-ship A Tartar missile on its launcher on the Cassard frigate The US-built Tartar missile is an important element of zone defence (here, launched from a US destroyer of the Perry class) The US-built Tartar SM1 is a medium-range anti-air system. ... 8 Exocet MM40 missiles Anti-submarine The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... 10 L5 Mod4 torpedoes L5 torpedoes launchers
Detection	DRBV26C sentry radar 1 DRBJ11B tri-dimensional air sentry radar 1 DIBV2A infra-red alert system 2 DRBN34 navigation and landing radar 1 DUBV 24C hull sonar
Electronic Warfare	1 ARBR 17 radar detector 1 SAIGON radio emission detector 1 ARBB 33 jammer 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers
Satellite transmission	1 Syracuse II system
Planes	1 Panther helicopter

The Cassard type is a class of anti-air frigate of the French Navy. Their primary role is to provide air cover for a fleet, an aeronaval group, or a convoy. They can also be used for research, identification or presence missions. The Panther helicopter of the Cassard frigate transfering a light load to the Meuse Maneuvering of a Panther helicopter on the Cassard frigate The Eurocopter Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter Dauphin medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter and is manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ... Navy officers on the bridges of the frigate La Motte-Picquet French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ...

The experience gained during the design and construction of the Cassard type was used for the design of the La Fayette type. The La Fayette class units are large multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France (Marine Nationale), Saudi Arabia, Singapore (Republic of Singapore Navy) and Taiwan. ...

They are due to be decommissioned around 2010. The Cassart (D614) is an anti-air frigate of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the Cassard type. ... The Jean Bart (D615) is an anti-air frigate of the French Marine Nationale of the Cassard type. ...