French frigate Aconit (F 713)

History
France
Name	Aconit
Namesake	French corvette Aconit
Laid down	5 August 1996
Launched	8 June 1997
Commissioned	6 June 1999
Renamed	laid down as Jauréguiberry, renamed Aconit in 1996
Homeport	Toulon
Honours and; awards	Flies the FFL jack in honour of the corvette Aconit; Fourragère of the Ordre de la Libération; Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	12 officers; 68 non-commissioned officers; 61 men;
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar; 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun; 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar; 1 × DRBN34 landing radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor; 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor; 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher; 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker; 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system; 1 × Syracuse II; 1 × Inmarsat;
Armament	Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles; Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun ; 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns ; CIWS; 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload);
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Aconit is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy. Initially to be named Jauréguiberry, she is now the fourth French vessel named after the FNFL corvette Aconit.

She took part in the action of 9 April 2009.

Based in Toulon, the frigate was reported active in the Mediterranean as of 2021, taking part in the MARE APERTO exercises with the Italian navy in October.^[1]

Aconit is scheduled to complete a life extension upgrade by 2023 and to remain in service until 2034.^[2]

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[1] "Aconit takes part in MARE APERTO – SeaWaves Magazine".

[2] "Marine nationale : Les programmes qui vont façonner la future flotte française". February 2021.

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v t La Fayette-class frigates
French Navy	La Fayette Surcouf Courbet Jauréguiberry / Aconit Guépratte
Republic of China Navy Kang Ding class	Kang Ding Si Ning Wu Chang Di Hua Kun Ming Chen De
Royal Saudi Navy Al Riyadh class	Al Riyadh Makkah Al Dammam
Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable class	Formidable Intrepid Steadfast Tenacious Stalwart Supreme
Preceded by: Floréal class Followed by: None
List of frigates of the French Navy List of frigates of the Republic of China Navy List of frigates of the Royal Saudi Navy List of frigates of the Republic of Singapore Navy

History

France
Name	Aconit
Namesake	French corvette Aconit
Laid down	5 August 1996
Launched	8 June 1997
Commissioned	6 June 1999
Renamed	laid down as Jauréguiberry, renamed Aconit in 1996
Homeport	Toulon
Honours and awards	Flies the FFL jack in honour of the corvette Aconit Fourragère of the Ordre de la Libération Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	La Fayette-class frigate
Displacement	3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	12 officers 68 non-commissioned officers 61 men
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 × Syracuse II 1 × Inmarsat
Armament	Anti-ship 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles Guns 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns CIWS 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload)
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)