"FS Aquitane (D650) is the lead-ship of the eight-strong group of guided-missile frigates operated by the French Navy - the type spawned by the FREMM program."
Power & Performance Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for FS Aquitane (D650).
CODLOG (COmbined Diesel-eLectric-Or-Gas): MTU Series 4000; 4 x Diesel generators; 1 x Bow thruster; 2 x Shafts astern. Propulsion
Structure The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of FS Aquitane (D650).
145 Personnel Complement
466.0 ft 142.04 meters O/A Length
65.0 ft 19.81 meters Beam
16.0 ft 4.88 meters Draught
6,000 tons Displacement
Armament Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of FS Aquitane (D650).
1 x 76mm OTO-Melara (Leonardo) SR Dual-Purpose (DP) turreted deck gun.
1 x 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for 16 x MBDA Aster 15 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs).
1 x 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 x SCALP naval land-attack cruise missiles.
8 x MBDA MM.40 "Exocet" Block 3 anti-ship missiles.
2 x 324mm (13") Leonardo (WASS) B-515 torpedo tubes (MU90 torpedo family).
3 x Nexter 20mm Narwhal automatic guns.
Air Arm Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of FS Aquitane (D650).
1 OR 2 x NHIndustries NH90 medium-lift / utility navy helicopter supported through combination hangar-helipad facilities over the stern.
Ships-in-Class (8) Notable series variants as part of the FS Aquitane (D650) family line as relating to the Aquitane-class group.
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