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Aquitaine 2013 Many thanks to ChangZhi Wang for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Aquitaine	D650	DCNS, Lorient	15.12.2007	29.4.2010	2.12.2015	in service (2019)	FREMM ASM
Normandie	D651	DCNS, Lorient	8.10.2009	18.10.2012	23.6.2015 // ---	incomplete to Egypt 2.2015 (Tahya Misr)	FREMM ASM
Provence	D652	DCNS, Lorient	15.12.2010	18.9.2013	9.6.2016	in service (2019)	FREMM ASM
Languedoc	D653	DCNS, Lorient	30.11.2011	12.7.2014	16.3.2016	in service (2019)	FREMM ASM
Auvergne	D654	DCNS, Lorient	8/2012	2.9.2015	11.4.2017	in service (2019)	FREMM ASM
Bretagne	D655	DCNS, Lorient	2013	16.9.2016	18.7.2018	in service (2019)	FREMM ASM
Normandie	D656	DCNS, Lorient	2014	1.2.2018	2019	building (2019)	FREMM ASM
Alsace	D657	DCNS, Lorient	2016	2019	2021	building (2019)	FREMM DA
Lorraine	D658	DCNS, Lorient	2017	2020	2022	building (2019)	FREMM DA

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	4500
Displacement full, t	6040
Length, m	129.0 pp 142.2 oa
Breadth, m	18.0 wl 19.7 deck
Draught, m	7.50
No of shafts	2
Machinery	CODLOG: 1 General Electric-Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine / 4 MTU 16V4000 M408B diesel-generators, 2 Jeumont electric motors
Power, h. p.	43520 / 6000
Max speed, kts	27
Fuel, t	diesel oil / gas turbine oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	6000(15)
Armament	ASM: 2 x 8 Sylver A70 VLS (16 MDCN CruM), 2 x 4 MM40 Exocet Block III SSM (8 MM40), 2 x 8 Sylver A43 VLS (16 Aster-15 SAM), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 20/90 Narwhal-20B, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 B515/H/2 TT (19 MU90), 1 helicopter (NH90) DA: 2 x 4 MM40 Exocet Block III SSM (8 MM40), 4 x 8 Sylver A50 VLS (16 Aster-30 SAM, 16 Aster-15 SAM), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 20/90 Narwhal-20B, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 B515/H/2 TT (19 MU90), 1 helicopter (NH90)
Electronic equipment	ASM: 2x Terma Scanter 2001, Herakles, NA-25XP radars, Artemis IR e/o detector, Najir e/o director, UMS-4110, CAPTAS UMS-4249 sonars, RESM, JASS, FIGN ECM suites, 2x NGDS decoy RL, 2x SLAT torpedo decoy launchers, SETIS CCS DA: 2x Terma Scanter 2001, improved Herakles, NA-25XP radars, Artemis IR e/o detector, Najir e/o director, UMS-4110 sonar, RESM, JASS, FIGN ECM suites, 2x NGDS decoy RL, SETIS CCS
Complement	108

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Project history

The FREMM (FRégates Européennes Multi-Mission) program, launched in October 2004, is intended to replace the Tourville- and Georges Leygues-class destroyers. Two versions are currently planned to be built on the same hull design, propulsion system, and combat data system: nine are planned for the ASW-oriented FASM (Frégate d'Action Anti-Sous-Marin) configuration, and the final two units are to be built in the so-called FREDA (FRégates de Défense Aériennes) air defense configuration as replacements for the canceled third and fourth units of the Forbin-class air-defense destroyers. A proposed land-attack cruise-missile version known as FAVT (Frégate d'Action Vers la Terre) was not funded. Each unit of the class is intended to serve for 30 years. Under an agreement from 2002, the design and construction of ships of this class are being conducted in cooperation with Italy. The first eight ships were ordered in November 2005 under the FY 03-08 program. The first eight units are able to launch MDCN land-attack missiles (from 2 8-cell SYLVER A70 VLS tubes) and Aster-15 SAMs for self-defense (from 2 8-cell SYLVER A43 VLS cells). The proposed FREDA air defense variant will not be fitted to launch the land attack missiles, but will instead carry 4 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS tubes for both the long-range Aster-30 missile and the short-range Aster-15.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to ChangZhi Wang for additional information on this page.