- Guépratte (F 714)
The "Guépratte" is a second-line multi-mission stealth
frigate of the French "Marine Nationale". She is the second French vessel named after the 19-20th century admiralÉmile Paul Amable Guépratte .She is the only frigate of the "La Fayette" class whose complement include women, with 25 female crewmen on board.
The ships of the "La Fayette" type are
*F710 "La Fayette"
*F711 "Surcouf"
*F712 "Courbet"
*F713 "Aconit"
*F714 "Guépratte"Trivia
* The frigate is the subject of a thriller, "Tempête sur le "Guépratte ("Tempest on the "Guépratte") by Christine Grelet-Le Moigne.
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