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AMIRAL RONAR'CH frigates

Amiral Ronar'ch

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Amiral Ronar'ch     Naval Group, Lorient 2020   2023 building (2019)
Amiral Louzeau     Naval Group, Lorient 2022   2025 planned (2019)
Amiral Castex     Naval Group, Lorient 2024   2027 planned (2019)
Amiral Nomy     Naval Group, Lorient 2025   2028 planned (2019)
Amiral Cabanier     Naval Group, Lorient 2026   2029 planned (2019)
  

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

4500

Length, m

122.0

Breadth, m

18.0

Draught, m

 

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 diesels

Power, h. p.

42900

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

5000(15)

Armament

2 x 4 MM40 Exocet Block 3C SSM (8 MM40 Block 3C), 1 x 16 Sylver A50 SAM (VLS, 16 Aster-15 + Aster-30), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 20/90 MIT-20F2, 2 x 2 - 324 TT (MU90), 1 helicopter (NH90 Cayman), 1 UAV

Military load 28 commandos

Electronic equipment

Sea Fire 500 radar suite, Kingklip Mk 11, CAPTAS 4 sonars, SENTINEL ECM suite, SETIS CCS

Complement

125

Project history: FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention) project intended to replace frigates of La Fayette class.

Modernizations: None

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019