Name: FNS VENDEMIAIRE F734
Namesake: Month of Vendémiaire
Ordered: 1989
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Laid down: 17 January 1992
Launched: 23 August 1992
Commissioned: 21 October 1993
Homeport: Nouméa
Status: in service
General characteristic:
Class and type: Floréal-class frigate
Displacement: 2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load)
Length: 93.5m (307ft)
Beam: 14metres (46ft)
Draught: 4.4m (14ft)
Propulsion:
Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280
Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200kW beam propulsor
Propellers : 2 variable pitch Lips
Propulsive power : 8800hp (6470kW)
Electric Plant : 3 Baudouin 12P15 2SR diesel alternators and 3 Alsthom AA 49L9 alternators
Electric Power : 3 × 590kW
Speed: 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph)
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000km; 12,000mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 13,000 nautical miles (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats and landing craft carried:
ETN 90 (Embarcation de Transport en Nombre)
Zodiac Hurricane 530 OB with two Yamaha 2T 140 CV VETOL engines
One 10-seat zodiac
Complement:
11 officers, 36 non-commissioned officers, 42 men
(11 men for the helicopter)
Sensors and processing systems:
Radar:
DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar
Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar
Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar
Navigation
Microcin type intertial navigation system
Ben LMN4 loch
Furuno depth measure system
Navstar GPS system
Taiyo gonio VHF radio
Electronic warfare and decoys:
ARBG-1A Saïgon
2 Dagaie decoy systems
Armament:
2 Exocet MM38 missiles
1 × 100mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system
2 × 20mm modèle F2 guns
Aircraft carried: 1 Alouette III helicopter