Alphonse Pettipas Class
| Alphonse Pettipas Class Destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Name | Alphonse Pettipas Class Destroyer |
| Builders | Theriault Shipyards |
| Operators |
 Chezzetcook |
| Class before | Mattieu LeBlanc Class Destroyer |
| Planned | 20 |
| Built | 9 |
| Building | 3 |
| Active | 8 |
| Destroyed | 0 |
| Scrapped | 0 |
| Retired | 0 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement |
5,000 tonnes (5,500 short tons) Light 6,800 tonnes (7,500 short tons) Full |
| Length | 152 metres (498 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 18 metres (59 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 10.8 metres (35 ft 5 in) |
| Power | 100,000 shaft horsepower (75 MW) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 201 incl. airgroup |
| Sensors |
3d Air Search Radar PESA Multifunction Radar Fire Control director Radars |
| Sonar |
Hull Mounted Sonar Variable-depth Towed Array Sonar |
| Armament |
1x Modèle 81 127mm Naval Rifle 2x Modèle 89 40mm Close In Weapon systems 2x Tripple-tube Torpedo Launchers 48-cell Standard-length Vertical Launch Missile System 2x 8-cell Strike Length Vertical Launch Missile Systems |
| Aviation & Flight Deck | |
| Helicopters | 2 Medium ASW |
History
Design
Propulsion
Sensors
Weapons
The Alphonse Pettipas Class Destroyer is an improvement on the previous Mattieu LeBlanc Class incorporating a variant of the 'Fricot Air Defense Combat System' typically installed on cruisers. Alphonse Pettipas is able to provide area air defense coordination for battle groups at a reduced level from cruisers, as well as control and coordinate off-platform cooperative engagement of targets. Armament is identical to the Mattieu LeBlanc class with the exception of the removal of the box launchers for the anti-shipping missiles amidships. Instead, along with hangar extensions, two 8-cell vertical launch systems with strike-length capability are installed ahead of the hangar, one on each side of the ship. These new VLS cells provide capability to carry longer ranged anti-shipping and air defense missiles.
The forward vertical launch system is capable of launching a variety of weapons which can be altered to meet changing needs. A typical load would include:
- 32 quadpacked Crotale Short Range Anti Air Missiles
- 24 MASURCA Medium Range Air Defense Missiles
- 12 Malafon Anti-Submarine Missiles
- 4 Vertical Launch Exocet II Anti-Shipping Missiles
The strategic length vertical launch system, with longer missile cells, provides more flexibility. A typical load may consist of:
- 4 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
- 4 MASURCMB Anti-Ballistic Missiles
- 8 MASURCA-LP Long Range Air Defense Missiles