- French frigate Montcalm (D642)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Montcalm.
Career (France) Name: Montcalm Builder: Brest arsenal Laid down: 5 December 1975 Launched: 31 May 1980 Commissioned: 28 May 1982 Status: in active service, as of 2011[update] General characteristics Class and type: Georges Leygues-class frigate Displacement: 3,550 t (3,494 long tons)
4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full loadLength: 139 m (456 ft 0 in) Beam: 14 m (45 ft 11 in) Height: 39.36 m (129 ft 2 in) Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) Propulsion: CODOG
2 × Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD diesels, 5,200 hp (3,878 kW)
2 × Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 26,000 hp (19,388 kW)
2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellersSpeed: 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines
21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) on dieselsRange: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines
10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) on dieselsComplement: 20 officers
120 non-commissioned officers
95 menSensors and
processing systems:Detection:
• 1 Air/surface sentry radar DRBV51C
• 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26
• 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E
• 2 Navigation radar KH 1007
• 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23
• 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C
Tactical information:
• SENIT 4
• SEAO/OPSMERElectronic warfare
and decoys:• 2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16
• 2 × Syllex chaff launchersArmament: Anti-air:
• 1 × Crotale EDIR system - 8 missiles on launcher + 18 stored
• 2 × Siadral systems - 2×6 Mistral missiles
• 1 × CADAM 100 mm main gun
• 2 × 20 mm guns
• 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Anti-surface:
• 4 × Exocet MM40 missiles
Anti-submarine:
• 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes
• 2 × L5 torpedo launchersAircraft carried: 2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters, each with:
• 1 × DUAV4 sonar
• Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data
• 12 × Mark 46 torpedoes (to be replaced by MU90 torpedoes)Montcalm is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fourth French vessel named after the 18th century Marshal marquess Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran. She is involved in operations off Libya.[1]
Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.
References
External links
- Media related to Montcalm (D642) at Wikimedia Commons
Georges Leygues · Dupleix · Montcalm · Jean de Vienne · Primauguet · La Motte-Picquet · Latouche-Tréville
Categories:- Georges Leygues class frigates
- Active frigates of France
- 1980 ships
- Ships built in France
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