French frigate Languedoc

Languedoc (D653) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy. The Aquitaine class were developed from the FREMM multipurpose frigate program.

Languedoc in the Mediterranean Sea, March 2021
History
France
NameLanguedoc
NamesakeLanguedoc
BuilderDCNS, Lorient
Laid down30 November 2011
Launched12 July 2014
CompletedOctober 2015
Commissioned4 July 2017
HomeportToulon
Identification
  • MMSI number: 227999400
  • Pennant number: D653
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAquitaine-class frigate
Displacement6,000 tons
Length466 ft (142.0 m)
Beam65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion
  • MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone)
  • CODLOG
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar
  • CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar
  • UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar
Armament
  • 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun
  • 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
  • 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles
  • 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles
  • 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022)
  • 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes
Aircraft carried1 × NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar
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