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PHAN CHRISTOPHER J. NEWSOME, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Floréal-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Floréal-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | 4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines 6,580 kW (8,820 hp ) 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Floréal class[source] | — |
| Builders | Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Royal Moroccan Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
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| Preceded by | D'Estienne d'Orves class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | La Fayette class ; European Patrol Corvette (planned from c. 2034)[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| In commission | 1992–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Completed | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] | — |
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| Active | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] | 46[source] |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Troops | 24 marines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles (originally fitted; now removed) 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 2 x 2 Manually-operated SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Panther helicopter or Dauphin N3 (replaced former Aérospatiale Alouette III on some ships in 2022).[source] | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 50[source] |
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