French Navy / Marine Nationale

Missile Range Instrumentation Ship

FS Monge (A 601)

during a port visit in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal - March 2013

 

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)

 

(all photos: thank’s to Pedro Moura / San Miguel, Azores)

 

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