French frigate Aquitaine

Lead ship of the FREMM class of multi-purpose frigates in the French Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

French frigate Aquitaine

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]

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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)
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processing systems
Armament
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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 April 2018 missile strikes against Syria.[5][6]

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