French frigate Forbin

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Forbin.
Forbin on 21 May 2021
History
France
NameForbin
NamesakeClaude Forbin-Gardanne
Ordered27 October 2000
BuilderDCNS and Thales Group, Lorient shipyard
CostUSD$770 million[1]
Laid down16 January 2004
Launched10 March 2005
Christened2008
Commissioned14 October 2010
HomeportToulon
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeHorizon-class frigate
Displacement7,050 tonnes [2]
Length152.87 m (501 ft 7 in)
Beam20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Draught5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 23,330 kW (31,280 hp) GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines
  • 2 × 4,381 kW (5,875 hp) SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels
  • 1 × beam propeller
  • 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed
  • 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) on diesels
Range
  • 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733
Capacity32 passengers or admiral's staff
Complement
  • 26 officers
  • 110 petty officers
  • 38 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems
  • S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF
  • ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar
  • Towed linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Radar jammer
  • Communication jammer
  • NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD)
  • Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers)
  • PAAMS EMPAR multifunction radar on G band
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × NH90 helicopter

Forbin (D620) is a large anti-air frigate[5] of the French Navy, lead ship of the Horizon class. Her first task is protecting aircraft carriers, capital ships or civilian ships from supersonic missile attacks; her complement of medium-range anti-air missiles allows her to support the defences of another ship under attack and avoid their saturation. She is also capable of monitoring and controlling operations carried out from the sea by friendly aircraft.[6] Forbin is the sixth vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne.

  1. ^ "Horizon". deagel.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Project Horizon / Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF)". globalsecurity.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Caractéristiques Frégate Horizon Forbin". alabordache.fr (in French). 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (17 October 2022). "First Exocet MM40 Block 3c Missiles Set For December Delivery". Naval News. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ The French Navy traditionally uses "frégate" for all surface combatants smaller than cruisers; the Horizon class would be considered destroyers by other navies, as reflected in Forbin's D-prefixed NATO pennant number.
  6. ^ "Forbin (D 620)". French Ministry of Defence (in French). 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.