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Frigate
Floréal-class frigate is a frigate. It was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire. Reported operators include French Navy Royal Moroccan Navy.
FranceFloréal-class frigate
PHAN CHRISTOPHER J. NEWSOME, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedFloréal class
Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire
French Navy Royal Moroccan Navy
D'Estienne d'Orves class
La Fayette class ; European Patrol Corvette (planned from c. 2034)
1992–present
6 (France) 2 (Morocco)
6 (France) 2 (Morocco)
Frigate
2,642 t (2,600 long tons ) 3,000 t (2,950 long tons) full load
93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
14 m (45 ft 11 in)
4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines 6,580 kW (8,820 hp ) 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
24 marines
90
DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar
ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems
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
1 Panther helicopter or Dauphin N3 (replaced former Aérospatiale Alouette III on some ships in 2022).
Flight deck and hangar
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 93.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Floréal-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
FranceNavy exact named class holdings of Floreal. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFH. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.
Morocco