According to information published by the French MoD on November 23, 2022, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has received the FREMM DA frigate Lorraine.
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French Aquitaine class frigate Lorraine. (Picture source: French MoD)
Lorraine (D657) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy which were developed through the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. She is the second of two air-defence variants of the class known as FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) in the program.
Formally laid down in 2019, the Aquitaine-class frigate was launched at the Lorient shipyard on 13 November 2020 and the ship began sea trials in February 2022.
The frigate has a length of 466 ft (142.0 m), a beam of 65 ft (19.8 m), and a draught of 16 ft (4.9 m). She can reach a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).
The frigate will be based in Toulon alongside the FREMM DA Alsace to provide air defence for major units such as the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier or the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA), as part of a naval or amphibious strike group.
The FREMMs with enhanced air capabilities, Alsace and Lorraine, are thus able to carry out the same anti-submarine warfare missions as the other FREMMs in the series, in addition to their enhanced air capabilities.
The FREMM DA also use the most advanced weapons and equipment systems such as the Herakles multifunction radar supplied by Thales, the Aster 15 and 30 and Exocet MM 40 missiles, the MU 90 torpedoes and three additional Combat Management System Setis® consoles in the "central operations".
Like the other FREMMs, the Lorraine will carry the NH90 helicopter (Caiman Marine), whose use is supported by the SAMAHE® system supplied by Naval Group.
