Английская Википедия:French frigate La Fayette

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La Fayette is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).[1] She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class.[2]

Upgrade

La Fayette began a major life extension upgrade in October 2021. The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the capacity to deploy the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile.[3][4] The frigate returned to sea for testing of her new systems in May 2022 and was declared fully operational again in November 2022.[5] She is to remain active until 2031.[6][7]

Career Post-Upgrade

In February 2023, the frigate was tasked to initiate an around the world deployment accompanying the helicopter assault ship Dixmude. The deployment was to involve a series of exercises and port calls enroute. According to the commander of the mission, Captain Emmanuel Mocard, La Fayette possesses improved sea-keeping and endurance following her upgrade and the scope of the planned deployment would not have been feasible prior to her refit.[8] The frigate returned to Toulon in July.[9]

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