La Fayette-class

The La Fayette-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigates are a class of small warship utilized by France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Specifications

• Type: Guided Missile Frigate (FFG)
• Crew: 141
• Characteristics
  • Length: 410.1 feet (125 meters)
  • Beam: 50.53 feet (15.4 meters)
  • Draft: 13.45 feet (4.1 meters)
  • Displacement: 3,200 tons (3,600 tons full load)
• Power Plant: 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
• Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h)
• Speed: 24.5 - 27 Knots (46,3 Kilometers/Hour; 28.77 Miles/Hour)
• Sensor Suite

1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 x DRBN34 navigation radar 1 x DRBN34 landing radar 1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 x ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 x Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 x AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 x Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 x Syracuse II 1 x Inmarsat

• Armament
  • Missiles
    • 8 x Exocet MM40 Block II Anti Ship Missiles (France)
  • Hsiung Feng II Anti Ship Missiles (Republic of China)
    • Aster 15 Surface to Air Missiles (Saudi Arabia)
  • RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Singapore)
  • Naval Guns
    • 1 x 100mm TR automatic gun
    • 1 x Oto Melara 76mm naval gun (Singapore)
    • 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns
  • 1 x Crotale CN2 CIWS
  • RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (Republic of China)

Unit Run

Marine Nationale

• MN La Fayette (F710)
• MN Surcouf (F711)
• MN Courbet (F712)
• MN Aconit (F713)
• MN Guépratte (F714)

Republic of China Navy

• ROCS Kang Ding (FFG-1202)
• ROCS Si Ning (FFG-1203)
• ROCS Wu Chang (FFG-1205)
• ROCS Di Hua (FFG-1206)
• ROCS Kun Ming (FFG-1207)
• ROCS Chen De (FFG-1208)

Republic of Singapore Navy

• RSS Formidable (68)
• RSS Intrepid (69)
• RSS Steadfast (70)
• RSS Tenacious (71)
• RSS Stalwart (72)
• RSS Supreme (73)

Royal Saudi Navy

• HMS Al Riyadh
• HMS Makkah
• HMS Al Damman