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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Commandant Rivière-class frigate
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1958–
Quantity
9
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · EARLY COLD WAR
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Ship Typefrigate
- Builder / ShipyardArsenal de Lorient
- Commissioned1962
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,750 t
- Full Load Displacement2,230 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)98 m
- Beam11.5 m
- Draft4.3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement166
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionDiesel
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 4 diesel engines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power11,930 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed25 kn
- Range7,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × 100 mm French gun
- Main Gun Calibre100 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns2 × 30 mm Hotchkiss HS-30
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarYes
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarDRBV22A
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarDRBC32C
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability2MOD.2
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed9
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1958Production started
68
years in service
9
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A system of hydrophones towed behind a vessel to detect submarines and torpedoes, minimizing interference from the ship's self-noise.
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