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1992    

FR Floreal class

FR Commandant Riviere class

Frigate

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Frigate Floreal class



Surveillance Frigates to replace the 1980s Avisos for protection of Exclusive Economic Zones. The Moroccan ships have Oto Melara 76mm as their main gun



Derivatives / Succeeded by
1996 FR La Fayette class
1996         SA FFG Al Riyadh class
1996         TW Kang Ding class
2007         SG FFG Formidable class



  Specifications

88crew
2950full load (tn)
93.50length (m)
14beam (m)
4.30draught (m)
10000range (nm)
24max speed (knots)
4Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
2Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher
1Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
2Naval Gun single 20 mm

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FR French Navy EC AS365 Dauphin 2 11










  Shipyards

FR Chantiers de l Atlantique - 8



  List of Ships

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1992--FRFrench NavyF730FlorealFAFR
1992--FRFrench NavyF731PrairialFARP
1992--FRFrench NavyF732NivoseFANV
1993--FRFrench NavyF733Ventose FAVE
1993--FRFrench NavyF734VendemiaireFAVM
1994--FRFrench NavyF735GerminalFAGE
1996--FRFrench NavyF710La Fayette class La FayetteFAYE
1996--TWROCNFFG-1202Kang Ding class ROCS Kang Ding
1996--TWROCNFFG-1203Kang Ding class ROCS Si Ning
1997--FRFrench NavyF711La Fayette class SurcoufFASF
1997--FRFrench NavyF712La Fayette class CourbetFACO
1997--TWROCNFFG-1205Kang Ding class ROCS Kun Ming
1997--TWROCNFFG-1206Kang Ding class ROCS Di Hua
1997--TWROCNFFG-1207Kang Ding class ROCS Wu Chang
1998--TWROCNFFG-1208Kang Ding class ROCS Chen Te
1999--FRFrench NavyF713La Fayette class AconitFBAT
2001--FRFrench NavyF714La Fayette class GuepratteFAGT
2002--MARoyal Moroccan Navy611Mohammed V
2003--MARoyal Moroccan Navy612Hassan II
2007--SGSingapore Navy68Formidable class RSS FormidableS6KI
2008--SGSingapore Navy69Formidable class RSS IntrepidS6KJ
2008--SGSingapore Navy70Formidable class RSS Steadfast S6KK
2008--SGSingapore Navy71Formidable class RSS TenaciousS6KL
2009--SGSingapore Navy72Formidable class RSS StalwartS6KM
2009--SGSingapore Navy73Formidable class RSS SupremeS6KN

25 units



  Events

1990-apr-02Laid downLaid down FR F730 Floreal
1990-sep-11Laid downLaid down FR F731 Prairial
1990-oct-06LaunchedLaunched FR F730 Floreal
1991-jan-16Laid downLaid down FR F732 Nivose
1991-mar-23LaunchedLaunched FR F731 Prairial
1991-jun-28Laid downLaid down FR F733 Ventose
1991-aug-11LaunchedLaunched FR F732 Nivose
1992-jan-17Laid downLaid down FR F734 Vendemiaire
1992-mar-14LaunchedLaunched FR F733 Ventose
1992-may-20CommissionedCommissioned FR F731 Prairial
1992-may-27CommissionedCommissioned FR F730 Floreal
1992-aug-17Laid downLaid down FR F735 Germinal
1992-aug-23LaunchedLaunched FR F734 Vendemiaire
1992-oct-15CommissionedCommissioned FR F732 Nivose
1993-mar-14LaunchedLaunched FR F735 Germinal
1993-may-05CommissionedCommissioned FR F733 Ventose
1993-oct-21CommissionedCommissioned FR F734 Vendemiaire
1994-may-17CommissionedCommissioned FR F735 Germinal
1995-may-22DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Jul.
1997-may-26DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Jul.
2000-jan-14DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Mar.
2001-jul-25Port VisitPort Visit FR F730 Floreal visited Mauritius, in company with HMS Gloucester for environmental and habitat protection work, until 30 Jul
2002HomeportHomeport FR F730 Floreal Ile de La Reunion
2002-feb-05DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Apr.
2005-jun-24DeploymentDeployment MA 611 Mohammed V Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Gilkicker Point
2005-jul-01Port VisitPort Visit MA 611 Mohammed V Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth
2008HomeportHomeport FR F735 Germinal homeport Toulon
2009 FR F731 Prairial homeport as Tahiti
2009HomeportHomeport FR F732 Nivose Ile de La Reunion
2009HomeportHomeport FR F733 Ventose La Martinique
2009 FR F734 Vendemiaire homeport Noumea, New Caledonia
2010-jun-12Port VisitPort Visit FR F731 Prairial Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Esquimalt and Royal Roads for MARPAC Fleet Review, with Alouette III embarked.
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit FR F733 Ventose Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2011-may-18DeploymentDeployment FR F734 Vendemiaire IMDEX Asia 2011 Present for IMDEX Asia 2011 exhibition
2012-apr-17DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal NOLA Navy Week visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812
2012-aug-09DeploymentDeployment FR F733 Ventose Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until early Oct.
2013-jul-31DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until early Oct.
2013-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit FR F734 Vendemiaire International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
2014-sep-29 FR F732 Nivose overnight fire in machinery space. Assistance rendered by FS Floreal.
2016-jul FR F731 Prairial took part of RIMPAC 2016
2016-oct-29DeploymentDeployment FR F733 Ventose Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Dec.
2017-sep-08DeploymentDeployment FR F733 Ventose Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations in the Caribbean with AS365 Panther 524 when Hurricane Irma hit
2017-oct-13DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until early Dec.
2022-may-08DeploymentDeployment FR F733 Ventose Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Jun.
2022-sep-05DeploymentDeployment FR F735 Germinal departed Fort de France for Dakar, to join Operation Corymbe.









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