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French frigate La Motte-Picquet

April 13, 2024

For other ships with the same name, see French ship La Motte-Picquet.

La Motte-Picquet was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Navy. She was the fourth French vessel named after the 18th Century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte. As of January 2012 she was serving in the Persian Gulf. The ship was decommissioned in October 2020.[3]

History
France
NameLa Motte-Picquet
NamesakeToussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
BuilderBrest arsenal
Laid down12 February 1982
Launched6 February 1985
Commissioned18 February 1988
Decommissioned13 October 2020[1]
StatusRetired
General characteristics
Class and typeGeorges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,550 t (3,494 long tons)
  • 4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full load
Length139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Height39.36 m (129 ft 2 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) on gas turbines
  • 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) on diesels
Range
  • 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) on gas turbines
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) on diesels
Complement
  • 20 officers
  • 120 non-commissioned officers
  • 95 men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Detection:
  • 1 Air/surface sentry radar DRBV51C
  • 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26
  • 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E
  • 2 Navigation radar KH 1007
  • 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23
  • 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C
  • Tactical information:
  • SENIT 4
  • SEAO/OPSMER
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16
  • 2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament
  • Anti-air:
  • 1 × Crotale EDIR system - 8 missiles on launcher + 18 stored
  • 2 × Simbad systems - 2 × 2 Mistral missiles
  • 1 × CADAM 100 mm main gun
  • 2 × 20 mm guns
  • 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • Anti-surface:
  • 4 × Exocet MM38 missiles (subsequently converted to MM40 Block 2 SSM)[2]
  • Anti-submarine:
  • 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes
  • 2 × L5 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried
  • 2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters, each with:
  • 1 × DUAV4 sonar
  • Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data
  • 12 × Mark 46 torpedoes

Service history edit

On 22 August 2007, she took custody of the Danish freighter Danica White which had been captured by pirates on 3 June.

2011/12 tour edit

She left Brest on 9 November 2011 for active duty in the Indian Ocean and was refuelled by the US replenishment ship USNS Patuxent on 10 January 2012.[4] On 22 January she passed through the Straits of Hormuz with the British frigate HMS Argyll and a US battlegroup centred on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.[5]

Opération Chammal edit

In November 2015, a French Navy press release stated that La Motte-Picquet will be part of the Charles de Gaulle task force launching strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant starting January 2016.[6]

Tracking Russian warships edit

In March 2016, La Motte-Picquet shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov, an oiler and a tugboat as it passed near French waters.[7]

British-French CJEF edit

In April 2016, La Motte-Picquet was part of the Anglo-French CJEF exercise.[8]

Gallery edit

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    The F70 type frigates are equipped with a Variable Depth Sonar type DUBV43 or DUBV43C.
  •  
    Operational Center of La Motte-Picquet (7 February 2001).
  •  
    Gunnery crew of La Motte-Picquet, in front of the Crotale anti-air missile launcher
  •  
    Shooting exercises with an ANF1, from the bridge.
  •  
    WEAPONS crew of La Motte-Picquet.
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    Patch of La Motte Picquet.
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    La Motte-Picquet in Cobh, Ireland, 12 June 2014.
  •  
    La Motte-Picquet in Cobh, Ireland, 12 June 2014.

References edit

  1. ^ "La Motte-Picquet : Dernière cérémonie des couleurs à Brest". 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Georges Leygues class anti-submarine destroyer Type F70 ASM ASW Anti-submarine Frigates Frégates anti-sous-marines FASM D640 D641 D642 D643 D644 D645 D646 DUBV-43 DSBV-61 Marine Nationale French Navy DCNS datasheet pictures photos video specifications".
  3. ^ "La Motte-Picquet : Dernière cérémonie des couleurs à Brest". 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Un pétrolier américain ravitaille la frégate La Motte-Picquet". French Ministry of Defence. 11 January 2012.
  5. ^ Stringer, David (24 January 2012). "UK could send more navy assets to Strait of Hormuz". Associated Press.
  6. ^ "Mission Arromanches 2 : Déploiment du GAN en Méditerranée orientale et dans l'Océan Indien". colsbleus.fr (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. ^ . Royal Navy. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ^ "UK and France launch rapid deployment exercise". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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External links edit

  •   Media related to La Motte-Picquet (D645) at Wikimedia Commons

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For other ships with the same name see French ship La Motte Picquet This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French frigate La Motte Picquet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message La Motte Picquet was a F70 type anti submarine frigate of the French Navy She was the fourth French vessel named after the 18th Century admiral count Toussaint Guillaume Picquet de la Motte As of January 2012 update she was serving in the Persian Gulf The ship was decommissioned in October 2020 3 HistoryFranceNameLa Motte PicquetNamesakeToussaint Guillaume Picquet de la MotteBuilderBrest arsenalLaid down12 February 1982Launched6 February 1985Commissioned18 February 1988Decommissioned13 October 2020 1 StatusRetiredGeneral characteristicsClass and typeGeorges Leygues class frigateDisplacement3 550 t 3 494 long tons 4 500 t 4 429 long tons full loadLength139 m 456 ft 0 in Beam14 m 45 ft 11 in Height39 36 m 129 ft 2 in Draught5 8 m 19 ft 0 in PropulsionCODOG 2 Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD diesels 5 200 hp 3 878 kW 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines 26 000 hp 19 388 kW 2 shafts with 4 blade controllable pitch propellersSpeed30 knots 56 km h 35 mph on gas turbines 21 knots 39 km h 24 mph on dieselsRange1 000 nmi 1 900 km 1 200 mi at 30 kn 56 km h 35 mph on gas turbines 10 000 nmi 19 000 km 12 000 mi at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph on dieselsComplement20 officers 120 non commissioned officers 95 menSensors and processing systemsDetection 1 Air surface sentry radar DRBV51C 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E 2 Navigation radar KH 1007 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C Tactical information SENIT 4 SEAO OPSMERElectronic warfare amp decoys2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16 2 Syllex chaff launchersArmamentAnti air 1 Crotale EDIR system 8 missiles on launcher 18 stored 2 Simbad systems 2 2 Mistral missiles 1 CADAM 100 mm main gun 2 20 mm guns 4 12 7 mm machine guns Anti surface 4 Exocet MM38 missiles subsequently converted to MM40 Block 2 SSM 2 Anti submarine 10 L5 Mod4 torpedoes 2 L5 torpedo launchersAircraft carried2 Lynx WG13 Mk 4 helicopters each with 1 DUAV4 sonar Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data 12 Mark 46 torpedoes Contents 1 Service history 1 1 2011 12 tour 1 2 Operation Chammal 1 3 Tracking Russian warships 1 4 British French CJEF 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksService history editOn 22 August 2007 she took custody of the Danish freighter Danica White which had been captured by pirates on 3 June 2011 12 tour edit She left Brest on 9 November 2011 for active duty in the Indian Ocean and was refuelled by the US replenishment ship USNS Patuxent on 10 January 2012 4 On 22 January she passed through the Straits of Hormuz with the British frigate HMS Argyll and a US battlegroup centred on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln 5 Operation Chammal edit In November 2015 a French Navy press release stated that La Motte Picquet will be part of the Charles de Gaulle task force launching strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant starting January 2016 6 Tracking Russian warships edit In March 2016 La Motte Picquet shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov an oiler and a tugboat as it passed near French waters 7 British French CJEF edit In April 2016 La Motte Picquet was part of the Anglo French CJEF exercise 8 Gallery edit nbsp The F70 type frigates are equipped with a Variable Depth Sonar type DUBV43 or DUBV43C nbsp Operational Center of La Motte Picquet 7 February 2001 nbsp Gunnery crew of La Motte Picquet in front of the Crotale anti air missile launcher nbsp Shooting exercises with an ANF1 from the bridge nbsp WEAPONS crew of La Motte Picquet nbsp Patch of La Motte Picquet nbsp La Motte Picquet in Cobh Ireland 12 June 2014 nbsp La Motte Picquet in Cobh Ireland 12 June 2014 References edit La Motte Picquet Derniere ceremonie des couleurs a Brest 15 October 2020 Georges Leygues class anti submarine destroyer Type F70 ASM ASW Anti submarine Frigates Fregates anti sous marines FASM D640 D641 D642 D643 D644 D645 D646 DUBV 43 DSBV 61 Marine Nationale French Navy DCNS datasheet pictures photos video specifications La Motte Picquet Derniere ceremonie des couleurs a Brest 15 October 2020 Un petrolier americain ravitaille la fregate La Motte Picquet French Ministry of Defence 11 January 2012 Stringer David 24 January 2012 UK could send more navy assets to Strait of Hormuz Associated Press Mission Arromanches 2 Deploiment du GAN en Mediterranee orientale et dans l Ocean Indien colsbleus fr in French 18 November 2015 Retrieved 19 November 2015 HMS Somerset s tsar turn as she spends Easter monitoring Russian task group Royal Navy 30 March 2016 Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 Retrieved 31 March 2016 UK and France launch rapid deployment exercise Ministry of Defence United Kingdom 10 April 2016 Retrieved 10 April 2016 Fregate La Motte Picquet on netmarine netExternal links edit nbsp Media related to La Motte Picquet D645 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French frigate La Motte Picquet amp oldid 1129039841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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