French frigate Jean Bart

	Jean Bart in April 2014
History
France
Name	Jean Bart
Namesake	Jean Bart
Builder	DCNS S.A.
Laid down	12 February 1986
Launched	19 March 1988
Commissioned	21 September 1991
Decommissioned	31 August 2021
Identification	D 615
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Cassard-class frigate
Displacement	4,500 t (4,400 long tons)
Length	139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	4 Pielstick PA6 BTC diesel engines; 2 fixed pitch propellers; 4 diesel-alternators (3400 kW) for electrical plant;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	22 officers; 142 non-commissioned officers; 80 enlisted personnel;
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV26C sentry radar; 1 DRBJ11B tri-dimensional air sentry radar; 1 DIBV2A infra-red alert system; 2 DRBN34 navigation and landing radar; 1 DUBV 24C hull sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	1 ARBR 17 radar detector; 1 SAIGON radio emission detector; 1 ARBB 33 jammer; 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers; 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers; 1 Syracuse II system;
Armament	Anti-air;; 1 × Mk 13 launcher (40 × Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles); Anti-ship;; 8 × MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles; Anti-submarine;; 2 × fixed torpedo tubes (10 × L5 mod 4 torpedoes); Guns;; 1 × Creusot- Loire Compact 100 mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun; 2 × 20 mm F2 anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns; CIWS;; 2 × Sadral sextuple launcher (39 × Mistral CIWS anti-air missiles);
Aircraft carried	1 × Panther anti-submarine helicopter

Jean Bart was a Cassard-class anti-air frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She was the eighth vessel of the French Navy named after the privateer Jean Bart. She was commissioned on 3 March 1991.

Jean Bart was fitted with a number of types of prototype equipment which were later incorporated in the La Fayette-class frigates. The vessel was withdrawn from service in August 2021.

History
Jean Bart in April 2014
France
Name	Jean Bart
Namesake	Jean Bart
Builder	DCNS S.A.
Laid down	12 February 1986
Launched	19 March 1988
Commissioned	21 September 1991
Decommissioned	31 August 2021
Identification	D 615
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Cassard-class frigate
Displacement	4,500 t (4,400 long tons)
Length	139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	4 Pielstick PA6 BTC diesel engines 2 fixed pitch propellers 4 diesel-alternators (3400 kW) for electrical plant
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	22 officers 142 non-commissioned officers 80 enlisted personnel
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV26C sentry radar 1 DRBJ11B tri-dimensional air sentry radar 1 DIBV2A infra-red alert system 2 DRBN34 navigation and landing radar 1 DUBV 24C hull sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 ARBR 17 radar detector 1 SAIGON radio emission detector 1 ARBB 33 jammer 2 SAGAIE NG decoy launchers 2 DAGAIE decoy launchers 1 Syracuse II system
Armament	Anti-air; 1 × Mk 13 launcher (40 × Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles) Anti-ship; 8 × MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine; 2 × fixed torpedo tubes (10 × L5 mod 4 torpedoes) Guns; 1 × Creusot- Loire Compact 100 mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun 2 × 20 mm F2 anti-aircraft guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns CIWS; 2 × Sadral sextuple launcher (39 × Mistral CIWS anti-air missiles)
Aircraft carried	1 × Panther anti-submarine helicopter