1983 to present    

A608 Var

FR French Navy





A608 Var

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Call Sign: FBVA
Shipyard: DCNS - Brest





  Events


History of FR Var A608

1979-may-08Laid downLaid down
1981-may-09LaunchedLaunched
1983-jan-29CommissionedCommissioned
2015-apr-19DeploymentDeployment Combined Task Force 150 met with French warships operating in northern Arabian Gulf as part of Task Force TF473, including FS Jean de Vienne and FS Chevalier Paul.
2015-mayDeploymentDeployment Combined Task Force 150 operating in Indian Ocean with HMS Richmond
2019-feb-26DeploymentDeployment IT Catania Dynamic Manta 2019
2019-nov-19NEWS Leonardo AWHero in First OCEAN2020 Demonstration



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  Specifications


Durance class
150crew
7600light (tn)
17900full load (tn)
157.20length (m)
21.20beam (m)
8.65draught (m)
10000range (nm)
19max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick

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Typical Max
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  Builder


FR DCNS - Brest,




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