DCNS delivers fourth FREMM frigate for France
Kate
Tringham, London -
IHS Jane's Navy International
13 April 2017
French
shipbuilder DCNS handed over the fourth Aquitaine-class FREMM (Frégate
Européenne Multi-Mission) frigate to the French Navy on 11 April.
Auvergne is one of six ships in France's
planned eight-ship FREMM programme being configured for anti-submarine warfare
(ASW) operations. It follows sister ship Languedoc , which was
delivered on 16 March 2016, lead ship Aquitaine , which was
delivered in November 2012, and Provence , which was delivered
in June 2015. The two remaining ASW variants - Bretagne and Normandie -
are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Ships seven
and eight will be configured for anti-air warfare (AAW) operations. According
to DCNS work has already begun on seventh ship Alsace . The
ship is due to be handed over in 2021, while Lorraine , the
final FREMM frigate, will be delivered in 2022.
The
ASW-configured FREMMs are intended to replace the French Navy's Tourville and
Georges Leygues classes, while the AAW variants will replace its Cassard-class
frigates.
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