La Fayette class Frigate

The FL-3000 ( Fregate Legere de 3.000 tonnes ) or FLF ( Fregate Legere Furtive ) are multi-mission frigates that established the basis for future designs with their clean superstructure made around angled sides.

Derivatives / Succeeded by
1996	FFG Al Riyadh class
1996	Kang Ding class
2007	FFG Formidable class

Specifications

140

crew

3600

full load (tn)

125

length (m)

15.40

beam (m)

5.90

draught (m)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick

Missile Launcher Crotale SAM

Missile Launcher MM40 Exocet

Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm

Naval Gun single 20 mm

Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-15C Sea Tiger Mk2

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
French Navy	EC AS365 Dauphin 2	1	2

Shipyards

DCNS - Lorient -

List of Ships

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1996	--	French Navy	F710	La Fayette	FAYE
1996	--	ROCN	FFG-1202	Kang Ding class ROCS Kang Ding
1996	--	ROCN	FFG-1203	Kang Ding class ROCS Si Ning
1997	--	French Navy	F711	Surcouf	FASF
1997	--	French Navy	F712	Courbet	FACO
1997	--	ROCN	FFG-1205	Kang Ding class ROCS Kun Ming
1997	--	ROCN	FFG-1206	Kang Ding class ROCS Di Hua
1997	--	ROCN	FFG-1207	Kang Ding class ROCS Wu Chang
1998	--	ROCN	FFG-1208	Kang Ding class ROCS Chen Te
1999	--	French Navy	F713	Aconit	FBAT
2001	--	French Navy	F714	Guepratte	FAGT
2007	--	Singapore Navy	68	Formidable class RSS Formidable	S6KI
2008	--	Singapore Navy	69	Formidable class RSS Intrepid	S6KJ
2008	--	Singapore Navy	70	Formidable class RSS Steadfast	S6KK
2008	--	Singapore Navy	71	Formidable class RSS Tenacious	S6KL
2009	--	Singapore Navy	72	Formidable class RSS Stalwart	S6KM
2009	--	Singapore Navy	73	Formidable class RSS Supreme	S6KN

17 units

Events

1990-dec-15	Laid down	Laid down F710 La Fayette
1992-jun-13	Launched	Launched F710 La Fayette
1992-jul-06	Laid down	Laid down F711 Surcouf
1993-mar-03	Launched	Launched F714 Guepratte
1993-jul-03	Launched	Launched F711 Surcouf
1993-sep-15	Laid down	Laid down F712 Courbet
1994-mar-12	Launched	Launched F712 Courbet
1996-mar-22	Commissioned	Commissioned F710 La Fayette
1996-jun	Deployment	Deployment F710 La Fayette Operation Sharp Guard participated in operations to enforce UN trade and arms embargo in the Adriatic Sea.
1996-aug-05	Laid down	Laid down F713 Aconit as Jaureguiberry
1997-feb-07	Commissioned	Commissioned F711 Surcouf
1997-apr-01	Commissioned	Commissioned F712 Courbet
1997-jun-08	Launched	Launched F713 Aconit as Aconit
1997-sep-19	Deployment	Deployment F711 Surcouf Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until Nov.
1998-oct-01	Laid down	Laid down F714 Guepratte
1999-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft F712 Courbet on board Dauphin 505
1999-jun-06	Commissioned	Commissioned F713 Aconit
2001-jun-05	Deployment	Deployment F711 Surcouf Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Oct.
2001-oct-27	Commissioned	Commissioned F714 Guepratte
2004-nov-10	Deployment	Deployment F710 La Fayette Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Jan 2005.
2010-jun-12	Homeport	Homeport F711 Surcouf Toulon
2010-jun-12	Homeport	Homeport F713 Aconit Toulon
2010-jun-12	Homeport	Homeport F712 Courbet Toulon
2011	Deployment	Deployment F712 Courbet Operation Unified Protector engaged in airborne mine detection and coordinating Naval Gunfire Support with embarked Panther of 36F
2011-may-03	Deployment	Deployment F710 La Fayette Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Jun.
2012-nov-12	Aircraft	Aircraft F711 Surcouf Combined Task Force 150 815 NAS 217 Flt Lynx HMA.8 operating from FS Surcouf as part of the Lancaster House Treaty. The deployment is part of European anti-piracy Operation Atalanta, off the Horn of Africa. 217 Flt is ex-HMS Liverpool and is due to return to the UK in Mar 2013.
2014-mar-21	Deployment	Deployment F710 La Fayette Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Apr.
2015-jun	Deployment	Deployment F711 Surcouf Combined Task Force 150 Indian Ocean with CTF150
2017-apr-15	Port Visit	Port Visit F712 Courbet visited Ho Chi Minh City for a week, in company with FS Mistral, as part of the 2017 Vietnam-France defence cooperation plan.
2017-may-27	Port Visit	Port Visit F712 Courbet weekend visit to Darwin, in company with FS Mistral.
2017-sep	Deployment	Deployment F710 La Fayette assigned NATO SNMG2
2018-apr-22		F711 Surcouf 3 day visit to Jakarta, in company with FS Dixmude and HMS Albion. Departed 25 Apr.
2020-jun	Deployment	Deployment F712 Courbet Operation Sea Guardian Declaration of "suspension" for friction with Turkey
2021-may-11	Deployment	Deployment F711 Surcouf Participated in multi national Exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, with RAN, JMSDF and US Navy units in the East China Sea.

1996

La Fayette class

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events