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Frigate Aconit (F 713)

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Classification

Ship class:
La Fayette-class frigate (FL 3000)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
French corvette Aconit
Renaming:
  • Laid down as Jauréguiberry, renamed Aconit in 1996
Operator:
French Navy (Marine Nationale)French Navy (Marine Nationale)
Country of build:
Builder:
Naval Group (formerly DCNS)Naval Group (formerly DCNS)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,200 t
Length:
125 m
Beam:
15.4 m
Draft:
4.8 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed:
25 knots
Range:
7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)

Personnel

Complement:
80
Embarked units:
61

Combat assets

Armor:
  • On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Electronics:
  • 1 * Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
  • 1 * firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
  • 1 * DRBN34 navigation radar
  • 1 * DRBN34 landing radar
  • 1 * Saigon ARBG 1 radio interceptor
  • 1 * ARBR 21 radar interceptor
  • 2 * Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher
  • 1 * AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker
  • 1 * Prairie-Masker noise reduction system
  • 1 * Syracuse II
  • 1 * Inmarsat
Armament:
  • 8 * Exocet MM40 Block 3C anti-ship missiles
  • 1 * 100 mm TR automatic gun
  • 2 * 20 mm modèle F2 guns
  • 1 * Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload)
Aircraft:
  • 1 * helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Aconit is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy. Initially to be named Jauréguiberry, she is now the fourth French vessel named after the FNFL corvette Aconit. She took part in the action of 9 April 2009.

Based in Toulon, the frigate was reported active in the Mediterranean as of 2021, taking part in the MARE APERTO exercises with the Italian navy in October.

Aconit is scheduled to complete a life extension upgrade by 2023 and to remain in service until 2034.

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