Multipurpose frigates
US Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist third Class T’ara Tripp
The Languedoc and the Alsace are each multipurpose frigates a part of the FREMM household of warships.
Below the FREMM initiative, or “European multi-purpose frigate” undertaking, the ships have been developed by France and Italy. This led to the brand new era of surface-combatant ships identified in France because the Aquitaine class and in Italy because the Bergamini class.
Initially, 27 FREMM frigates — 17 for France and 10 for Italy — have been deliberate for improvement with three proposed variants: an anti-submarine variant, a general-purpose variant, and a land-attack variant.
Nevertheless, as a result of price range cuts and constructing necessities, the French Navy reduce the proposed fleet right down to lower than 10 ships, and the land-attack model of the frigate was canceled.
There are presently eight Aquitaine-class frigates within the French navy. These embrace the lead ship FS Aquitaine, in addition to FS Provence, FS Languedoc, FS Auvergne, FS Bretagne, FS Normandie, FS Alsace, and FS Lorraine.
