French frigate Floréal
Floréal in Bora-Bora | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Floréal |
| Namesake | Month of Floréal |
| Ordered | 20 January 1989 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Laid down | 2 April 1990 |
| Launched | 6 October 1990 |
| Commissioned | 27 May 1992 |
| Homeport | Port des Galets, La Réunion |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Floréal-class frigate |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 93.5 m (306 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Troops | 24 marines |
| Complement | 90 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Panther helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar |
Floréal is the lead ship of the Floréal-class frigates (French: frégates de surveillance) of the French Navy. Floréal is the first French vessel named after the eighth month of the Republican Calendar. The ship was constructed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, in 1992 and entered service in 1993. Floréal is stationed at Réunion in the Indian Ocean for patrol duties.