French frigate Courbet

History
France
Name	Courbet
Namesake	Admiral Amédée Courbet
Laid down	15 September 1993
Launched	12 March 1994
Commissioned	1 April 1997
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	MMSI number: 228731000
Honours &; awards	Flies the FNFL jack in honour of the battleship Courbet
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3,280 t (3,230 long tons); 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded;
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines, 16,000 kW (21,000 hp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	170+; around 6 additional personnel on Courbet post-upgrade
Sensors &; processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar; 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2020-21 refit); 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun; 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar; 1 × DRBN34 landing radar; KingKlip Mk2 hull-mounted sonar (incorporated during 2020-21 refit);
Electronic warfare; & decoys	1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor; 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor; 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher; 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker; 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system; 1 × Syracuse IV satellite communications; 1 × Inmarsat;
Armament	Anti-ship;; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service in French Navy from December 2022); Guns;; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns; Anti-aircraft;; 2 x 6 SADRAL launchers/MISTRAL Mk3 SAMs/SSMs (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2020-21 refit);
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Courbet is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) of the La Fayette class. She is the third French vessel named after the 19th-century Admiral Amédée Courbet.

History

France
Name	Courbet
Namesake	Admiral Amédée Courbet
Laid down	15 September 1993
Launched	12 March 1994
Commissioned	1 April 1997
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	MMSI number: 228731000
Honours & awards	Flies the FNFL jack in honour of the battleship Courbet
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3,280 t (3,230 long tons) 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines, 16,000 kW (21,000 hp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	170+; around 6 additional personnel on Courbet post-upgrade
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2020-21 refit) 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar KingKlip Mk2 hull-mounted sonar (incorporated during 2020-21 refit)
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 × Syracuse IV satellite communications 1 × Inmarsat
Armament	Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service in French Navy from December 2022) Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns Anti-aircraft; 2 x 6 SADRAL launchers/MISTRAL Mk3 SAMs/SSMs (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2020-21 refit)
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)