June 1998. The Black Sea. Photo from the archives of А. Andreev.

Country: France.
Class, [Type]: D´Estienne d´Orves, [FFL].
Homeport: Toulon.
Builder: Lorient Dockyard, France. 

Callsign: FAJC (     )

Launch date: 26 September 1981.
Commission date: 23 Oktober 1982.

Displacement ( tons ): 1100 standard, 1250 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 80 x 10,3 x 3. 
Main machinery: 2 x SEMT-Pielstick PC2V diesels ( 11000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 24.
Range ( miles ): 4500 at 15 knots.
Complement: 90 ( 7 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 CADAM 100mm, 2 x 1 20mm F2, 4 x 1 12,7mm.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 2 MM40 Exocet.
Torpedoes: 4 x 1 550mm for L5 torpedoes.

Radars: Air/surface search: DRBV-51A; Fire Control: DRBC-32E; Navigation: Decca Type 1007.
Sonars: DUBA-25.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x 10 CSEE Dagaie, AN/SLQ-25A Nixie towed acoustic torpedo decoy.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2004