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  • 1988    


    Guided-Missile Destroyer F70 AA class

    The Cassard class is the air defense variant of the F70 type "frigate" and is powered with diesel engines only. Only two of the four planned ships were built before production changed to the La Fayette class. The third ship was to be named Courbet

    Specifications

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    225crew
    4500full load (tn)
    139length (m)
    14beam (m)
    6draught (m)
    8000range (nm)
    25max speed (knots)
    42000power (shp)
    4Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
    1Missile Launcher Mk 11 Tartar
    2Missile Launcher Sadral six cell launcher
    1Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
    2Naval Gun single 20 mm
    2Chaff and decoys Dagaie Mark.2 (AMBL-1B)

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    FR French Navy EC AS365 Dauphin 2 11


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    Shipyards

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    FR DCNS - Lorient - 2


    List of Ships

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    FRFrench NavyD614CassardFACD19882019
    FRFrench NavyD615Jean BartFAJB19912021




    2 units


    Events

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    1982-sep-3Laid downFR D614 Cassard
    1985-feb-6LaunchedFR D614 Cassard
    1986-mar-12Laid downFR D615 Jean Bart
    1988-mar-19LaunchedFR D615 Jean Bart
    1988-jul-29CommissionedFR D614 Cassard
    1991-sep-1CommissionedFR D615 Jean Bart
    2005-jun-24DeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Lee anchorage
    2005-jul-1Port VisitFR D615 Jean Bart Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth
    2010-apr-9Port VisitFR D614 Cassard from 9 to 12 April Cuxhaven Germany
    2011-jun-19HomeportFR D614 Cassard Toulon
    2014-oct-22DeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart departed Toulon for 6 month deployment support the USS Carl Vinson in Task Force 50.
    2016-aprDeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart Opération Chammal Deployed against ISIS
    2016-sepDeploymentFR D614 Cassard Opération Chammal Part of French Carrier Group against ISIS
    2019DecommissionedFR D614 Cassard
    2019-oct-10DeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart Combined Task Force 150 While operating in Arabian Sea as part of CTF150, identified and detained a suspicious vessel. In a subsequent search in cooperation with HMS Montrose , a significant quantity of narcotics were seized.
    2020-mayDeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
    2020-oct-16DeploymentFR D615 Jean Bart departed Toulon NB and embarked a Panther of 36F, for the European maritime security operation around the Strait of Hormuz. Relieved Languedoc and returned 5 Mar 2021.
    2021-marDecommissionedFR D615 Jean Bart






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