Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Arago | P675 (ex-A795) | DCN, Lorient | 26.6.1989 | 6.9.1990 | 9.7.1991 // 10.2002 | in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
970 |
Displacement full, t |
1100 |
Length, m |
53.0 pp 59.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
10.9 |
Draught, m |
3.63 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 SACM-Wärtsilä UD30-V12-M6 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2500 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(12) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Electronic equipment |
DRBN-32 radar, CSFTSM 5425 multifunction wreck identification/echo sounder |
Complement |
30 |
Project history: Ordered in January 1986 as hydrographic survey ship of La Pérouse class and commissioned in July 1991. Since 2002 she is employed as a public-service patrol ship in home waters.
Modernizations: early 2000s: - DRBN-32 radar; + DRBN-38A, Furuno radars
Naval service: No significant events.
Arago 2003
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