French frigate Aquitaine

Aquitaine moored in Bordeaux in 2013
History
France
NameAquitaine
BuilderDCNS, Lorient
Laid down2007
Launched29 April 2010
Completed2012
Commissioned23 November 2012
IdentificationPennant number D650
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAquitaine-class frigate
Displacement6,000 tons
Length466 ft (142.0 m)
Beam65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught16 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]

  1. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (13 November 2020). "Photos: Naval Group Launches 'Lorraine', its Final FREMM Frigate". Naval News.
  2. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (17 October 2022). "First Exocet MM40 Block 3c Missiles Set For December Delivery". Naval News. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "La Marine réceptionne la FREMM Aquitaine". www.defense.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-14.