French frigate Primauguet

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Primauguet.

History
France
Name	Primauguet
Laid down	17 November 1981
Launched	17 March 1984
Commissioned	5 November 1986
Out of service	April 2019
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement	3,680 t (3,622 long tons) 4,580 t (4,508 long tons) full load
Length	139.00 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam	14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	CODOG 2 × Pielstick PA 6 CV280 STD diesels, 5,200 hp (3,878 kW) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 26,000 hp (19,388 kW) each 2 shafts with controllable pitch propellers
Speed	29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) on gas turbines 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) on diesels
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) on gas turbines 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) on diesels
Complement	20 officers 130 non-commissioned officers 98 men
Sensors and processing systems	Detection: Radar: 1 × DRBV 15A air/surface search radar 1 × DRBC 33A fire control 2 × DRBN 32 (Decca RM 1226) navigation Sonar: 1 × DUBV 24C bow sonar 1 × DUBV 43C Variable Depth Sonar 1 × DSBV 61A towed array Tactical information: SENIT 4
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × ARBR 16 radar intercept ARBB jammer 2 × Decoy rocket launchers 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie ARBG 1A HF/VHF COMINT system
Armament	Anti-air: 1 × Crotale EDIR system - 8 missiles on launcher + 18 stored 2 × Simbad systems - 2 × 2 Mistral missiles 1 × CADAM 100 mm main gun 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-surface: 8 × Exocet MM40 missiles Anti-submarine: 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes 2 × L5 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried	2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck

Primauguet was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She was the sixth French vessel named after the 15th century captain Hervé de Portzmoguer. She was one of the seven anti-submarine frigates made of the same class as the french frigate Latouche-Tréville She was decommissioned in April 2019. Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.

References

• Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.

External links

• NetMarine