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French frigate Vendémiaire
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French frigate Vendémiairelarger figure on 5 of 5
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Single source93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)[source]
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| Specification | French frigate Vendémiaire | Manoram-class ferry |
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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] | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Name | Vendémiaire[source] | Manoram class[source] |
| Namesake | Month of Vendémiaire[source] | — |
| Ordered | 1991[source] | — |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 5
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62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Laid down | 17 January 1992[source] | — |
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| Launched | 23 August 1992[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 21 October 1993[source] | — |
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| Home port | Nouméa[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : F 734[source] | — |
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| Status | in service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Floréal -class 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] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles (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] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Panther or Eurocopter Dauphin N3 helicopters (the latter replaced the former Aérospatiale Alouette III in 2022).[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | India[source] India[source] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Used by | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Operators | — | Indian Navy[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Ferry[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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| Source measurement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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