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WarshipsIn active service
French frigate Courbet is documented in the equipment reference catalogue.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Courbet
Admiral Amédée Courbet
15 September 1993
12 March 1994
1 April 1997
Toulon
MMSI number : 228731000
Flies the FNFL jack in honour of the battleship Courbet
In active service
La Fayette -class frigate
3,280 t (3,230 long tons ) 3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded
125 m (410 ft 1 in)
15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
4 SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines , 16,000 kW (21,000 hp )
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
170+; around 6 additional personnel on Courbet post-upgrade
1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2020-21 refit) 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar KingKlip Mk2 hull-mounted sonar (incorporated during 2020-21 refit)
1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 × Syracuse IV satellite communications 1 × Inmarsat
Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service in French Navy from December 2022) Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns Anti-aircraft; 2 x 6 SADRAL launchers/ MISTRAL Mk3 SAMs/SSMs (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2020-21 refit)
On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
1 × helicopter ( Panther or NH90 )
Courbet is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy ( Marine Nationale ) of the La Fayette class . She is the third French vessel named after the 19th-century Admiral Amédée Courbet .
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