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The French Navy frigate Im Fayette is shown here shortly before commencing sea trials on 5 September 1993. The 3,280- ton vessel incorporates the most extensive platform signature reduction efforts yet made to a warship, including rafting the diesel propulsion plant, covering the superstructure (itself built largely of glass-reinforced plastic) with a radar- absorbent compound, and shaping all vertical surfaces to avoid corner reflectors and otherwise reduce radar reflection— even the 100-mm gunmount. All the chocks, bollards, and other deck equipment are mounted below the weather deck, and the boats are stowed in covered pockets (seen open here). Strangely, the French Navy’s sextet of La Fayettes will have no antisubmarine sensors or weapons.
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The HMS Amazon was renamed Babur on transfer to Pakistan in September 1993.
By September 1994, all of the Amazon class will have been handed over as replacements for the U.S. Navy Brooke (FFG-l)-and Garcia (FF-1040)-class frigates formerly leased by Pakistan. The similar-sized Amazons have negligible antisubmarine capabilities, but their 114- mm Vickers gun is a half-century newer, and they are equipped to carry four MM 38 Exocets, giving them superior antiship performance. At least some of the Amazons are to receive Phalanx mountings. Other improvements may include a new electronic warfare suite. Sea Lynx helos, and a towed active sonar array.
The Kapitan Pattimura, a 908-ton former F-ast German Parchim-class patrol combatant, together with sister Untung Suropati and the 1,900-ton F'rosch-I-class Teluk Peleng (above), made the delivery- journey to Indonesia during October- November 1993. The trio was preceded by nine Kondor-II-class patrol minesweepers m October. Altogether, Indonesia has purchased 39 former Volksmarine warships to bolster its patrol and logistic support
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capabilities. Only the Parchims are ing shipyard work in eastern Germany, being transferred armed; refitting The Kondor-Ils are to be refitted and the Parchims and Froschs is provid- activated in Indonesia.
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