1979 to 2013    

D640 Georges Leygues

FR French Navy





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Call Sign: FAGL
Shipyard: DCNS - Brest





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History of FR Georges Leygues D640

1974-sep-16Laid downLaid down
1976-dec-17LaunchedLaunched
1979-dec-10CommissionedCommissioned
2011-feb-28DeploymentDeployment LY Libyan coast departed Brest for a 5 month training mission, of which 1 month was spent supporting Libyan democracy (known as Operation Harmattan), returning on 3 Aug 2011
2013DecommissionedDecommissioned



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  Specifications


F70 ASW class
235crew
4500full load (tn)
139length (m)
14beam (m)
6draught (m)
8000range (nm)
30max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

1Missile Launcher Crotale SAM
8Missile Launcher MM40 Exocet
2Missile Launcher Simbad twin launcher

1Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
2Naval Gun single 30 mm
2Torpedo Launchers L5 torpedo launcher

1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV 51
1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-26 Juptier
1Naval Radar fire direction radar DRBC 32
2Naval Radar navigation radar DECCA 1226

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  Builder


FR DCNS - Brest,




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