Chevalier Paul
D 621
2008
(Klabautermann KLA-X-4A)
- Class: Forbin - 2 AAW 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: 23 Oct 2003
- Launched: 12 Jul 2006
- Commissioned: Jun 2009
- Notes: Chevalier Paul and sister Forbin are two Horizon class (French: Classe Horizon; Italian: Classe Orizzonte) air-defence destroyers in service with the French and Italian navies. They are designated as destroyers by the Italians and using NATO classification but are referred to as "frigates" by the French. The programme started as the Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF), a two-nation collaboration between France and Italy to develop a new generation of air-defence warships. The two Italian vessels are Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio.
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