Admiral Ronarc'h class frigate

The Admiral Ronarc'h-class frigates are a class of frigates for the Marine Nationale. Eight ships have been ordered by the Marine Nationale to replace the La Fayette-class frigates. The Arabian and Hellenic navies have also ordered four ships each.

Specifications[]

Type: Frigate
Service Period: 2024-
Characteristics:
- Length: 400 feet 3 inches (122 meters)
- Beam: 58 feet (17.68 meters)
- Draft:
- Displacement: 4,460 tonnes
Crew: 125 (110 ship crew, 15 air crew)
Propulsion: CODAD, 2 x shafts, 42,900 shp (32,000 kW)
Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Sensor Suite:
- Thales Seafire S-Band multifunction AESA RDF
- Kingklip Mark 1115 hull ASDIC
- CAPTAS-4 towed ASDIC
Countermeasures:
- SENTINEL Electronic Warfare System
- SYLENA Mk1 Decoy Launchers
Armament:
- 1 x OTO-Melara 76mm/62-caliber Super Rapid naval gun
- 4 x 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS (fires Aster 15/30 and VL-MICA SAMs)
- 8 x Exocet MM40 Blk.3C AShMs
- 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes (fires Eurotorp MU90 Impact lightweight torpedoes)
- 2 x 20mm autocannons
Aircraft Carried: 1 x NHIndustries NH90 NFH Caïman maritime helicopter