:French frigate Primauguet
{{Short description|French Marine Nationale F70 type anti-submarine frigate}}
{{other ships|French ship Primauguet}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=FS Primauguet 1.jpg |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=France |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|France|naval}} |Ship name=Primauguet |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= |Ship laid down=17 November 1981 |Ship launched=17 March 1984 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=5 November 1986 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= April 2019 |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship status=Decommissioned |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=(as completed) |Ship class={{sclass|Georges Leygues|frigate}} |Ship displacement=*{{cvt|3550|t|LT|0|lk=on}}
|Ship length= {{convert|139|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= {{convert|5.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*2 shafts; CODOG
|Ship speed={{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range={{cvt|9500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|17|kn}} |Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*4 x single Exocet anti-ship missiles
|Ship aircraft=2 × Westland Lynx helicopters |Ship aircraft facilities=Double hangar }} |
Primauguet was one of seven F70 type guided-missile frigates built for the French Marine Nationale during the 1980s. Completed in 1986, she served in the Cold War.
Design and description
The Georges Leygues-class ships were designed as anti-submarine (ASW) escorts for the fleet.{{sfn|Jordan|1995|p=114}} They had an overall length of {{convert|139|m|ft|0}}, a beam of {{cvt|14|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{cvt|5.7|m|ftin}}. The ships had a standard displacement of {{convert|3830|t|LT|lk=on}} and {{convert|4580|t|LT}} at full load.{{sfn|Moore|1981|p=164}} Based on experience with the earlier ships in the class, Primaguet had her bridge (nautical) raised one level and {{cvt|210|t|LT}} of ballast was added to improve her stability.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=228}} The Georges Leyguess' propulsion machinery used a CODOG configuration with one SEMT-Pielstick 16PA6-V280 diesel engine and a Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine were coupled to each of the two propeller shafts. The diesels were used for speeds under {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}} and the gas turbines for sprints up to {{convert|30|kn}}. The diesels were rated at a total of {{convert|12800|PS|bhp kW|lk=on}} and the turbines at a total of {{cvt|46200|shp|PS kW}}.{{sfn|Moore|1981|p=164}} The combination give the ships a range of {{convert|9500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|17|kn}}. The frigates had a complement of 216 sailors.{{sfn|Jordan|1995|p=114}}
The primary anti-ship weapon of the Georges Leyguess consisted of four single box launchers for MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles, located aft of the funnel with two launchers on each broadside. The frigates were designed with a single French 100 mm naval gun dual-purpose gun in a single-gun turret forward of the superstructure. They were also equipped with two {{cvt|20|mm|1}} guns. The ships were fitted with a octuple Crotale anti-aircraft missile launcher with 26 reloads located on the aft superstructure. The anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapons of the Georges Leygues-class ships consisted of two torpedo launchers , one on each side of the ship. Each ship carried ten torpedoes. The ships were designed to carry helicopters, a pair of Westland Lynx ASW helicopters in a double hangar at the stern.{{sfn|Jordan|1995|p=114}}{{sfn|Moore|1981|p=164}}
They were completed with a DRBV 51C search radar, a DRBC 32E fire-control radar and a DRBV 26 early-warning radar. For anti-submarine warfare, they were equipped with a DUBV 23B hull-mounted sonar and DUBV 43B towed variable depth sonar. For electronic defence, the vessels mounted two Syllex chaff launchers. The SENIT 4 tactical data system coordinated sensor data.{{sfn|Jordan|1995|p=114}}{{sfn|Moore|1981|p=164}}
Citations
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References
- Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. {{ISBN|1-55750-111-4}}.
- {{cite book|author1-last=Jordan|author1-first=John|editor1-last=Chumbley|editor1-first=Stephen |title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |year=1995|publisher=Naval Institute Press |location= Annapolis, Maryland | isbn=1-55750-132-7|name-list-style=amp|chapter=France |pages=95–131}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Moore |editor1-first=John |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1981–82 |date=1981 |publisher=Jane's Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-531-03977-3}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Saunders |editor1-first=Stephen |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 |date=2004 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, UK |isbn=0-7106-2623-1}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140701012241/http://netmarine.net/bat/fregates/primaug/index.htm NetMarine]
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Category:Georges Leygues-class frigates