The French Navy will soon have one more ship. In the presence of the Minister of Defence, Florence Parly, the Alsace to the French procurement authority DGA. This makes her the seventh Fremm frigate for the French Navy. The ship's keel was laid in February 2018 and has been undergoing sea trials since October last year. According to the shipyard, the entire construction programme was completed on schedule.
Although the Alsace is the seventh Fremm frigate to be built for the German Navy, it is the first ship to be designed specifically for air defence. In future, she will be deployed in this role in battle formations around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle or the amphibious assault ships of the Mistral-class. In order to carry out its task, the Alsace was equipped with additional defence systems in addition to the weapons available for sub-hunting. It therefore has a 76-millimetre cannon, 8 Exocet MM 40 Block 3, 32 Aster 30 air defence FKs and 19 MU-90 torpedoes. In addition, a Caiman, the French version of the NH 90 helicopter, can be carried. The weapons and sensors are controlled by the Samahe command and weapon system, also developed by Naval. To monitor the air and sea space, the frigate is equipped with an upgraded version of the Herkules multi-beam radar from Thales.
The Fremm frigates are 142 metres long and displace around 6000 tonnes with a beam of 20 metres. They have a maximum speed of 27 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots.
Another air defence frigate, the Lorraineis to be delivered by Naval as early as next year. In addition to the Marine Nationale, two other navies have also opted for the French Fremm. In 2014, the Moroccan Navy received the Mohammed VIIn 2015, Egypt was awarded the Tahya Misr delivered.
Defence Minister Florence Parly at the handover
Text: mb; Photos: Naval Group
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