FREMM multipurpose frigate
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| France, Italy |  |
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| Operators: |  Marine nationale Marina Militare |
| Preceding class: | F67 type frigates, F70 type frigates A69 type avisos, Maestrale type frigates and Lupo type frigates |
| Subclasses: | anti-submarine version land attack version(FR) |
| Ships in Class | |
| Ships in class: | 28 |
| Ships planned: | 28 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Class type: | frigate |
| Displacement: | 5600 tonnes |
| Length: | 137 m |
| Beam: | 19 m |
| Draught: | 5 m |
| Propulsion and power: | GE/Fiat Avio LM2500+ Ehanced gas turbines |
| Speed: | Over 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) |
| Complement: | 108 (accommodation available for 145) |
| Armament: | MU 90 torpedoes MM-40 Exocet block 3 (France version), Teseo / Otomat (Italian version) |
| Sensors: | Herakles (Fr) or Empar (It) radar |
| Aircraft complement: | 1 NH90 helicopter |
The FREMM Multipurpose Frigate (French Frégate Multi-Mission or Italian Fregata Multi-Missione) is a ship designed by DCN and Fincantieri to operate in anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and be capable of carrying out deep strikes against land targets.
The French Navy plans to operate seventeen FREMM frigates, and the Marina Militare ten. The first commissionings are expected for 2008. The ships will be built in France by Armaris (a joint venture between state shipyard DCN and arms firm Thales), and in Italy by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between shipbuilder Fincantieri and aerospace firm Finmeccanica). This arrangement extends the partnerships forged for development of the Horizon CNGFs (Common New Generation Frigates).
France will use the seventeen frigates to replace the anti-submarine Tourville class frigates (F67 type), the anti-submarine Georges Leygues class frigates (F70 type) and the A69 type avisos. Of the new frigates, France will build 8 anti-submarine (ASW) and 9 land-attack (LA) frigates; Italy will build 4 ASW and 6 general-purpose (GP) frigates to replace the (8) Maestrale and (4) Lupo class frigates.
The FREMM will be the first European warships to include drones in their standard equipment [1].
The first eight French ships have been named Aquitaine, Normandie, Provence, Bretagne, Auvergne, Languedoc, Alsace and Lorraine. The first two Italian ships have been named Carlo Bergamini and Carlo Margottini.
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[edit] Versions
Two versions of the frigates are planned: one anti-submarine version and a land attack (FR)/general-purpose (IT) version. French and Italians will use these with some equipment which will differ between the two countries.
In spite of the existence of two different versions of the FREMM, their design as well as most of their armament will be similar.
[edit] Common armament
- MU 90 torpedoes
- MM-40 Exocet block 3 (France version)
- Teseo / Otomat (Italian version)
- MBDA Aster SAAM
- Otobreda 76 mm gun
- NH90 helicopter
[edit] Anti-Submarine version
- Towed sonar : Captas UMS 4249
- Other torpedoes
- MILAS ASW missile (Italian ASW FF only)
- Multi-beam echo sounder (Italian ASW FF only)
[edit] Land attack version
- 127 mm Otobreda LW
- SCALP EG Naval cruise missile in Sylver-70 launchers (French LA only)
[edit] French service
The first eight French frigates are to be named
- Aquitaine
- Normandie
- Provence
- Bretagne
- Auvergne
- Languedoc
- Alsace
- Lorraine
