Ordered 1989 Commissioned 20 May 1992 Construction started 11 September 1990 Length 94 m Draft 4.4 m | Namesake Month of Prairial Laid down 11 September 1990 Launched 16 March 1991 Displacement 2.6 million kg Beam 14 m | |
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French frigate prairial arrives at pearl harbor rimpac 2012
The Prairial is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second ship of the Floréal class, and the second French warship named after the ninth month of the Republican Calendar.
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She was built in the beginning of the 1990s by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint Nazaire. She is currently based in Tahiti. Although categorised as a surveillance ship, she armed with two anti-ship Exocet missiles and a 100 mm gun. She is also furbished with 35 extra berths for marines.
Prairial was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 16 October to 29 November 1999.
French frigate prairial f731 departs pearl harbor for rimpac 2016
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