French frigate Provence

	Provence underway on 21 May 2019
History
France
Name	Provence
Namesake	Provence
Builder	DCNS, Lorient
Laid down	15 December 2010
Launched	18 September 2013
Completed	2015
Commissioned	12 June 2015
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	MMSI number: 227999300; Pennant number: D652;
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)
Propulsion	MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW everyone); CODLOG;
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	145
Sensors and ; processing systems	Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar; CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar; UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar;
Armament	1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun; 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems; 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles; 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles; 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022); 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar

Provence (D652) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy. The Aquitaine class were developed as part of the FREMM multipurpose frigate program.^[5]

History
Provence underway on 21 May 2019
France
Name	Provence
Namesake	Provence
Builder	DCNS, Lorient
Laid down	15 December 2010
Launched	18 September 2013
Completed	2015
Commissioned	12 June 2015
Homeport	Toulon^[1]^[2]
Identification	MMSI number: 227999300 Pennant number: D652
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)
Propulsion	MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW everyone) CODLOG
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	145
Sensors and processing systems	Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar^[3]
Armament	1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022)^[4] 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar