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  • L9021 Ouragan

    FR French Navy




    1965 to 2007    



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    Call Sign: FBAN
    Shipyard: DCNS - Brest


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    History of FR L9021 Ouragan

    1962-jun-20Laid down
    1963-nov-9Launched
    1965-jun-1Commissioned
    1965-aug-24HomeportNaval Base Brest assigned to Brest after return from Pacific.
    1976-sep-1HomeportArsenal de Toulon (naval base) re-assigned to Toulon.
    1991-feb-27DeploymentOperation Daguet assisted, with TCD Foudre, in build up of French forces in Persian Gulf, after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
    1992-jun-9DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Jul.
    1992-sep-16DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, with a short break in early Nov, until late Jan 1993.
    1993RefitSimbad twin launcher Received two twin Simbad launchers for Mistral SAMs.
    1999-sepDeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until Dec.
    2003-jan-13DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late May.
    2003-nov-13DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until early Mar 2004.
    2005-oct-26DeploymentGulf of Guinea Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Dec.
    2007-janDecommissioned
    2009-janStruckallocated Q848, to be broken up (after a sale to Argentina failed) but still at Toulon by 2011.

    Specifications

       

        from Ouragan class
    224crew
    340troops
    5800light (tn)
    8500full load (tn)
    149length (m)
    21.50beam (m)
    5.40draught (m)
    9000range (nm)
    17max speed (knots)
    2Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
    2Naval Gun single 30 mm
    2Naval Gun single 40 mm
    1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV 51
    2Naval Radar navigation radar DECCA 1226

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    FR French Navy SA SE3210 Super Frelon 02
    FR French Army Light Aviation SNIA SA330 Puma 04
    FR French Navy SNIA Alouette III 013
    FR French Army Light Aviation SNIA Alouette III 013

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

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    FR DCNS - Brest,



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