Surveillance frigate   VENDEMIAIRE

Her name's origin is the grape harvest month of the republican diary (22 September to 21 October).

The frigate VENDEMIAIRE ws commissionned to duty in 1993 and deployed immediately in Pacific ocean. Her home port is Noumea, in New Caledonia.

Vessel Characteristics:

Dimension~  Length: 93,5m;  Width: 14m;  Draught: 4,40m

Displacement  (2832t) ~  Speed: 20knots;  Range at 15kt: 10000NM

Complement~  12Officers;  68 Petty officers;  10 Seamen;  +25 SOF

Endurance~  50days in food and gas

Weapon systems~

Helicopter "ANTHER"~  Hangar, workshops, amunition magazine, aviation bridge;  Landing system: grid, "Safecopter"

1 x 100mm gun "Cadam"

2 x 20mm canon

2 x Exocet MM38

1 x surverillance radar "DRBV21"

1 x navigation radar "Racal Decca"