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French frigate Lorraine is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by DCNS , Lorient.
Lorraine
Lorraine
2008
DCNS , Lorient
15 May 2019
13 November 2020
16 November 2022
13 November 2023
Toulon
Pennant number : D657
In active service
Aquitaine -class frigate
6,000+ tons
466 ft (142.0 m)
65 ft (19.8 m)
16 ft (4.9 m)
MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW) CODLOG
27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
145+
Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar
1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 32-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 air defense 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
1 × NH90 helicopter
Single hangar
Lorraine (D657) is an Aquitaine -class frigate of the French Navy which were developed through the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. She is the second of two air-defence variants of the class known as FREMM DA ( Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne ) in the program.
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 142 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 142 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 142 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 142 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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