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Encyclopedia > FS Chevalier Paul
Career
Laid down: 2005 (now under construction)
Launched: 2006
Commissioned: 2008 (planned)
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5600 tons (6635 tons full load)
Length: 152,87 m
Beam: 20,3 m
Draught: 5,4 m
Propulsion:
  • 2 x 31280 HP GE/Fiat Avio LM2500+ gas turbines
  • 2 x 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels
  • 1 bean propulsor
  • 2 x 4-blade propellers
Speed: 29 knots (18 on diesel)
Range: 7000 nm at 18 knts, 3500 nm at 25 knots
Complement:
  • 26 officers
  • 110 petty officers
  • 38 sailors
  • 32 passengers or admirals (optional)
Armament:
  • 8 MM40 Block 3
  • 1 NGDS system(2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD)
  • 1 radar jammer
  • 1 communication jammer
  • 1 Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers).
  • PAAMS Principal Anti-Air Missile System (48 Aster 15 or 30 missiles in Sylver A50 vertical launchers, EMPAR multifonction radar on G band.)
Planes 1 NH90 helicopter (radar ENR, sonar Flash, LADT 11, Marte missiles or MU90 Impact torpedoes)
Motto:

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She is the sister-ship of the Forbin.



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