April 2002. The Odessa. Photo by A. Odaynik.

Country: France.
Class, [Type]:  Jeanne D´Arc, [CH].
Homeport: Brest.

Callsign: FAMJ (     )

Builder: Brest Naval Dockyard, France.
Launch date: 30 September 1961.
Commission date: 16 July 1964.
Decommission date: 1 September 2010.

Displacement ( tons ): 10580 standard, 12365 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 182 x 24 x 7,5.
Main machinery: 4 x Rateau Bretagne geared turbines ( 40000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 26,5.
Range ( miles ): 6000 at 15 knots.
Complement: 627 ( 31 officers ) + 190 cadets.

Guns: 2 x 1 100mm CADAM automatic, 4 x 1 12,7mm.
Missiles: SSM: 6 x 1 MM38 Exocet.

Radars: Air search: DRBV-22D; Air/Surface search: DRBV-51; Navigation: 2 x DRBN-34; Fire Control: DRBC-32A.
Sonars: DUBV-24C.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x CSEE/VSEL Syllex, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed acoustic torpedo decoy; ESM: ARBR-16.
Helicopters: 4 x Alouette III or Dauphin, 8 x Super Puma or Lynx or 4 Super Frelon ( 8 in war ).

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2002