Aquitaine
D 650
2012
(Klabautermann KLAX-12)
- Class: Aquitaine - 8 ASW destroyers of 2004
- Displacement: 5,600 tons standard; 6,635 tons full load
- Dimensions: 501 x 66.5 x 18 ft.
- Machinery: 2 x 31,28hp General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 x 5875 hp SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC diesels = 29/18 knots
- Missiles: 8 x MM40 Exocet SSM, 6 x 8 cell Sylver A50 SAM; 2 x 6 round Sadral SAM
- Guns: 2 x 76mm OTO Melara DP, 2 x 20mm GIAT F2 Type A
- ASW: 2 TT
- Aircraft: 1 NH-90 helicopter
- Complement: 190
- Builder: DCN Lorient
- Laid down: 2007
- Launched: 29 Apr 2010
- Commissioned: 23 Nov 2012
- Notes: 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. There are now eight French vessels, including six ASW versions and two AAW versions. Italy has built ten of the Carlo Bergamini class, including six general-purpose and four ASW variants.
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