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French Navy / Marine Nationale
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Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
FS Monge (A 601) |
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during a port visit in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel
Island, Azores, Portugal - March 2013
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FS Monge (A601), named after the 18th century
mathematician Gaspard Monge, is a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship of the
French Navy dedicated to tracking and measuring rocket trajectories. She was
built for the trials of the Submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the
Navy, and is also used to monitor the launch of Ariane rockets. The systems in the Monge allow it to track
missiles and satellites. There are two navigation radars and a DRBV 15C air
surveillance radar installed. The intelligence systems are a Stratus
Gascogne, two Armor-radarsystemy, two Savoie and Antares missile-tracking
radars, a laser-radar, and a optical tracking unit, furthermore 14 antennas
for telemetry. (source: wikipedia) Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique,
Saint-Nazaire Laid down: March 26, 1990 / launched: October
6, 1990 / commissioned: November 4, 1992 Displacement: 21000 tons / lenght: 225,6
meters / beam: 24,84 meters / draft: 7,6 meters Propulsion: 2 SEMT Pielstick diesel engines /
range: 15000 NM (28000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
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(all photos: thank’s to Pedro
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