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French frigate Aconit (F65)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aconit.
Aconit was a unique frigate built for the French Navy during the Cold War, in commission from 1973 until 1997. She was named after the corvette Aconit which fought in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II.
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Preceded by | T 53 class |
Succeeded by | Tourville class |
Built | 1968–1973 |
In commission | 1973–1997 |
Planned | 5 |
Completed | 1 |
Cancelled | 4 |
Retired | 1 |
History | |
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Name | Aconit |
Builder | Arsenal de Lorient |
Laid down | 22 March 1968 |
Launched | 7 March 1970 |
Commissioned | 30 March 1973 |
Decommissioned | 27 February 1997 |
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Fate | Demolished 24 November 2018 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement | |
Length | 127 m (417 ft) o/a |
Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 1 × Rateau steam turbine, 28,650 hp (21,364 kW), single shaft |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
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Complement | 232 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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