France cuts steel for first FTI frigate

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French shipbuilder Naval Group has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for the French Navy’s first Fregate de Taille Intermediaire (FTI) frigate at its Lorient site.

The lead ship in the class, to be named after the French sailor and general Pierre-Alexis Ronarc’h, is scheduled to be delivered in 2023.

The 4,500-tonne front-line frigates, equipped for anti-submarine warfare with widened self-defense and commando-projection capacities, are being built under a contract from April 2017. They will measure 122 meters in length and feature an inverted bow design for greater stability at high speeds.

FTI ships bridge the gap between the 2,500-ton Gowind corvettes and 6,000-ton FREMM frigates offered by Naval Group.


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