Name: Commandant Birot, F 796
Country: France France
Class, [Type]: D´Estienne d´Orves, [FFL].
Builder: Lorient Naval Shipyard, France.
Launch date: 22 May 1982.
Displacement ( tons ): 1.175 standard, 1.330 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 80,5 x 10,3 x 5,5
Main machinery: 2 x SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC2 V 400 diesels ( 12.000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 23.
Range ( miles ): 4.500 at 15 knots.
Complement: 90 ( 7 officers ) plus 9 commandos.
Torpedoes: 4 fixed tubes for ECAN L5.
Callsign: FACB (FoxtrotAlfaCharlieBravo)
Comment: Clasified as Avisos. These ships are used for coastal antisubmarine operations and long range patrol.
Aufgenommen in Santa Cruz, Teneriffa.