Frigate Languedoc (D653)

Classification

Ship class:

Aquitaine-class frigate (FREMM) FREMM-class design frigates

Type:

Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:

Languedoc is a former province of France. Its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in the south of France.

Operator:

French Navy (Marine Nationale)

Country of build:

France

Builder:

Naval Group (formerly DCNS)

Laid down:

30 November 2011

Launched:

12 July 2014

Commissioned (service):

16 March 2016

Status:

Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:

6,000 t

Length:

142 m

Beam (waterline):

19.8 m

Draft:

4.9 m

Machine

Propulsion system:

CODLOG (CODELOG)

Propulsion:

1 * 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4
2 * 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric
4 * diesel generators MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone)
2 * shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
1 * 1 MW bow thruster

Speed:

27 knots

Range:

6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Personnel

Complement:

140

Ship's company:

108

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:

1 * ECUME NG (9.3 m)
1 * EDO NG (6.7 m)

Electronics:

Thales Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar
Navigation radar Terma Scanter 2001
Sonar Thales 4110 CL
Sonar Thales CAPTAS-4 (UMS 4249)
Thales ARBR 21 (DR 3000S) radar warning receiver
Thales Artemis infrared search and track system
2 * Sigen RECM Radar countermeasure
Anti-torpedo decoys
SETIS Combat System
Sagem/Safran NAJIR fire control system (76/62 gun)

Armament:

8 * MBDA MM-40 Exocet block 3 anti-ship missiles
16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 MBDA SCALP Naval land-attack cruise missiles
16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 missiles
24 missiles Mica VL (optional)
1 * Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun
3 * Nexter 20mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
2 * double Leonardo (WASS) B-515 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes