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  • F711 Surcouf

    FR French Navy




    1997 to present    



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    MMSI: 228730000
    Flight Deck:
    Call Sign: FASF
    Shipyard: DCNS - Lorient


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    History of FR F711 Surcouf

    1992-jul-6Laid down
    1993-jul-3Launched
    1997-feb-7Commissioned
    1997-sep-19DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until Nov.
    2001-jun-5DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Oct.
    2010-jun-12HomeportToulon
    2012-nov-12AircraftGulf of Aden 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.
    2015-junDeployment Combined Task Force 150 Indian Ocean with CTF150
    2018-feb-27NEWS Wildcat Embark on French Ship for Pacific Deployment
    2018-apr-22IDTanjung Priok 3 day visit to Jakarta, in company with FS Dixmude and HMS Albion. Departed 25 Apr.
    2021-may-11DeploymentARC21 Participated in multi national Exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, with RAN, JMSDF and US Navy units in the East China Sea.

    Specifications

       

        from La Fayette class
    140crew
    3600full load (tn)
    125length (m)
    15.40beam (m)
    5.90draught (m)
    25max speed (knots)
    4Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
    1Missile Launcher Crotale SAM
    8Missile Launcher MM40 Exocet
    1Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
    2Naval Gun single 20 mm
    1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-15C Sea Tiger Mk2

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    FR French Navy EC AS365 Dauphin 2 12


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    FR DCNS - Lorient,



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