October 2000. The Sevastopol. Photo by S. Gorbachev.

Country: France.
Class, [Type]: Bougainville, [AGI].
Homeport: Toulon.

Callsign: FABG (     )

Builder: Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes, France.
Launch date: 3 October 1986.
Commission date: 25 February 1988.
Decommission date: 29 May 2009.

Displacement ( tons ): 3600 standard, 5200 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 113 x 17 x 4,5.
Main machinery: 2 x diesels ( 4800 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 15.
Range ( miles ): 6000 at 12 knots.
Complement: 82 ( 6 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 1 12,7mm.

Radars: Navigation: 2 x Decca 250 E.
Helicopters: platform for 2 x Lynx or Panther.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2000