FS Forbin - D620

 

Name	Forbin
Namesake	Claude Forbin-Gardanne
Ordered	27 October 2000
Builder	DCNS and Thales Group, Lorient shipyard
Cost	USD$770 million[1]
Laid down	16 January 2004
Launched	10 March 2005
Christened	2008
Commissioned	14 October 2010
Homeport	Toulon
Identification	Deck code: FB Pennant number: D620
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Horizon-class frigate
Displacement	7,050 tonnes [2]
Length	152.87 m (501 ft 7 in)
Beam	20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × 31,280 hp (23.3 MW) GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines 2 × 5,875 hp (4.4 MW) SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × beam propeller 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) on diesels
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733
Capacity	32 passengers or admiral's staff
Complement	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors
Sensors and processing systems	S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar Towed linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector
Electronic warfare & decoys	Radar jammer Communication jammer NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers) PAAMS EMPAR multifunction radar on G band
Armament	Anti-air; 1 × PAAMS (48 × Aster 15 or 30 anti-air missiles in SYLVER A50 VLS) For but not with: [1 × Sadral launcher with 6 Mistral missiles][3] space on starboard roof of hangar Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine; 2 × MU90 torpedo tubes Guns; 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns 3 × Narwhal 20 mm remote-controlled naval gun
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter