French frigate Aconit (F 713)

1. French frigate Aconit (F 713) · Wikipedia revision 1366183732 ↗

   Name

   Infobox · Name

   Aconit

   Namesake

   Infobox · Namesake

   French corvette Aconit

   Laid down

   Infobox · Laid down

   5 August 1996

   Launched

   Infobox · Launched

   8 June 1997

   Commissioned

   Infobox · Commissioned

   6 June 1999

   Renamed

   Infobox · Renamed

   laid down as Jauréguiberry , renamed Aconit in 1996

   Home port

   Infobox · Home port

   Toulon

   Identification

   Infobox · Identification

   Pennant number F 713

   Honours and awards

   Infobox · Honours and awards

   Flies the FFL jack in honour of the corvette Aconit Fourragère of the Ordre de la Libération Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre

   Status

   Infobox · Status

   In active service

   Class & type

   Infobox · Class & type

   La Fayette -class frigate

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   3,680 t (3,620 long tons) fully loaded (post-refit)

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   125 m (410 ft 1 in)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)

   Draught

   Infobox · Draught

   4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   4 × SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2 diesel engines 16,000 kW (21,000 hp )

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)

   Range

   Infobox · Range

   7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   170+; around 6 additional personnel to be embarked on Aconit post-upgrade

   Sensors & processing systems

   Infobox · Sensors & processing systems

   1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 x SENIT FLF combat management system (replaced previous Thales TAVITAC CMS during 2023 refit) 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar 1 x KingKlip Mk 2 hull-mounted sonar (fit during 2023 refit)

   Electronic warfare & decoys

   Infobox · Electronic warfare & decoys

   1 × Saïgon 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 CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures (fit during 2023 refit)

   Armament

   Infobox · Armament

   Anti-ship 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (upgraded to Block 3c capacity from previous Block 2 capability during 2023 refit) Guns 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns CIWS 2 x 6 Sadral launchers with Mistral Mk 3 SAM/SSM (replaced previous Crotale SAM during 2023 refit)

   Armour

   Infobox · Armour

   On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)

   Aircraft carried

   Infobox · Aircraft carried

   1 × helicopter ( Panther or NH90 )

   Used by

   Lead · explicit current service

   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 .

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   Country of origin

   Structured reference · explicit country of origin (P495) statement

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   Manufacturer

   Structured reference · explicit manufacturer (P176) statement

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