Name Germinal Ordered 1989 Commissioned 17 May 1994 Launched 14 March 1993 Displacement 2.6 million kg Beam 14 m | Namesake Month of Germinal Laid down 17 August 1992 Construction started 17 August 1992 Length 94 m Draft 4.4 m | |
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The Germinal is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the sixth and last ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after Germinal, the 7th month of the Republican Calendar.
Her main mission is monitoring traffic in the Northern Sea and respond to ecological emergencies.
In April 2012, Germinal was in New Orleans, LA for the Navy Week celebrations commemorating the War of 1812. Docked at the Esplanade Avenue wharf near two US Navy vessels, she was open for public tours.
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French frigate Germinal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA