Jean de Vienne was one of seven F70 type guided-missile frigate built for the French Marine Nationale during the 1980s. Completed in 1984, she served during the Cold War. Her complement was 20% female
Jean de Vienne near Toulon, 23 September 2003
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SEMT Pielstick was a French company that designed and built large diesel engines. Its full name was Société d’Etudes des Machines Thermiques.
French frigate Jean de Vienne
…long tons) and 4,500–4,580 tonnes (4,430–4,510 long tons) at full load. The Georges Leyguess' propulsion machinery used a CODOG configuration with one SEMT-Pielstick 16PA6-V280 diesel engine and a Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine were coupled to each of the two propeller shafts. The diesels were used for speeds…
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