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French frigate Auvergne
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elesia K. Patten · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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French frigate Auvergnelarger figure on 2 of 4
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 2 of 4
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Configuration
| Specification | French frigate Auvergne | German tanker Spessart |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Auvergne[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Namesake | Auvergne[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Builder | DCNS , Lorient[source] | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] |
| Laid down | August 2012[source] | — |
| Launched | 2 September 2015[source] | 13 February 1975[source] |
| Completed | 11 April 2017[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 14 February 2018[source] | 5 September 1977[source] |
| Home port | Brest[source] | Kiel , Germany[source] |
| Identification | MMSI number : 227999500 Pennant number : D654[source] | IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | Active[source] |
| Class & type | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[source] | — |
| Armament | 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes[source] | — |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Single hangar[source] | — |
| Country of origin | France[source] | Germany[source]German tanker Spessart · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
| Used by | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
| Owner | — | Deutsche Marine[source] |
| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
| Acquired | — | 1976[source] |
| Renamed | — | Okapi[source] |
| Type | — | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
| Tonnage | — | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |