French frigate La Motte-Picquet

History
France
Name	La Motte-Picquet
Namesake	Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Builder	Brest arsenal
Laid down	12 February 1982
Launched	6 February 1985
Commissioned	18 February 1988
Decommissioned	13 October 2020
Status	Retired
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement	3,550 t (3,494 long tons); 4,580 t (4,508 long tons) full load;
Length	139 m (456 ft)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; CODOG; 2 × gas turbines, 23,100 shp (23,420 PS; 17,226 kW) each; 2 × diesel engines, 6,400 PS (6,312 bhp; 4,707 kW) each;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV 51C search radar; DRBV 26 early-warning radar; DRBC 32E fire-control radar; DUBV 23B hull-mounted sonar; DUBV 43B variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	4 x single Exocet anti-ship missiles ; 2 × fixed torpedo tubes; 1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) DP gun; 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 1 × octuple Crotale anti-air missile launcher;
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar

La Motte-Picquet was one of seven F70 type guided-missile frigates built for the French Navy during the 1980s. Completed in 1988, she served during the Cold War. The ship was decommissioned in October 2020.

History

France
Name	La Motte-Picquet
Namesake	Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Builder	Brest arsenal
Laid down	12 February 1982
Launched	6 February 1985
Commissioned	18 February 1988
Decommissioned	13 October 2020
Status	Retired
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement	3,550 t (3,494 long tons) 4,580 t (4,508 long tons) full load
Length	139 m (456 ft)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; CODOG 2 × gas turbines, 23,100 shp (23,420 PS; 17,226 kW) each 2 × diesel engines, 6,400 PS (6,312 bhp; 4,707 kW) each
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV 51C search radar DRBV 26 early-warning radar DRBC 32E fire-control radar DUBV 23B hull-mounted sonar DUBV 43B variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	4 x single Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × fixed torpedo tubes 1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) DP gun 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 1 × octuple Crotale anti-air missile launcher
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar