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French frigate Surcouf
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Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette-class frigate of the French Navy. Construction began at Lorient Naval Dockyard on 6 July 1992, launched 3 July 1993, and the ship was commissioned May 1996. Since entering service, Surcouf has taken part in numerous missions, notably in Operation Antilope, Operation Trident (Kosovo) and Mission Khor Anga in the Djibouti zone.
French frigate Surcouf
French frigate Surcouf
La Fayette-class frigate
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The La Fayette class is a class of general purpose frigates built by DCNS in the 1980s and 90s, operated by the French Navy and three other navies. Derivatives of the type are in service in the navies of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Taiwan.
The French frigate Surcouf
The French frigate Surcouf
The La Fayette type features very clean superstructures, as Courbet demonstrates
The La Fayette type features very clean superstructures, as Courbet demonstrates
Superstructure of a La Fayette blends into the hull with only a slight change in inclination
Superstructure of a La Fayette blends into the hull with only a slight change in inclination
Cable deck of Surcouf, covered to reduce the radar signature; seamanship evolutions are completed through openings in the hull
Cable deck of Surcouf, covered to reduce the radar signature; seamanship evolutions are completed through openings in the hull