According to a tweet published by Naval Group on November 3, 2022, FREMM DA frigate, Lorraine has left the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient to join Toulon, her future home base.
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FREMM DA frigate Lorraine in sails for Toulon, Southern France. (Picture source: Naval Group)
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.
The FREMM DA Lorraine benefits from the deployment of new functions: enhanced cyber capabilities, deployment of Liaison 22 (NATO’s secure digital radio system), reduced width mast, replacement of the optronic artillery fire control by a radar/optronic fire control, or the integration of a tactical table.
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 FREMM DA uses the most advanced weapons systems and equipment, such as the Herakles multifunction radar, the Aster 15 and 30 and Exocet MM 40 missiles and the MU 90 torpedoes.
Like the other units of the FREMM series, she carries the NH90 helicopter (Caïman Marine), whose use is supported by the SAMAHE® system supplied by Naval Group.
The ships also incorporate Sylver A50 vertical launch systems permitting them to carry both MBDA Aster 15 and/or 30 surface-to-air missiles. On the two AAW variants, the Sylver A70 launch systems (used for land-attack cruise missiles on the ASW variants) are removed to provide space for fitting double the number of A50 cells for Aster SAMs.
