Lead ship of the FREMM class of multi-purpose frigates in the French Navy
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History |
France |
Name | Aquitaine |
Builder | DCNS, Lorient |
Laid down | 2007 |
Launched | 29 April 2010 |
Completed | 2012 |
Commissioned | 23 November 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number D650 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Aquitaine-class frigate |
Displacement | 6,000 tons |
Length | 466 ft (142.0 m) |
Beam | 65 ft (19.8 m) |
Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament | |
Aquitaine is a frigate in service with the French Navy. She is the lead ship of her class of French frigates, which in turn were developed by the FREMM multipurpose frigate program.[3]
Service
Aquitaine was developed as part of a joint Franco-Italian program known as FREMM, which was implemented to develop a new class of frigates for use by various European navies. Construction on the ship began in 2007 and was completed in 2012.[3][4]
In April 2018 Aquitaine participated in the 2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs.[5][6]
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