Only one ship built before being succeeded by the more capable F67 type which did have helicopter facilities Derivatives / Succeeded by 1974 F67 Tourville class 1979 FF F70 type class 1979 F70 ASW class 1988 DDG F70 AA class Specifications 228crew 3900full load (tn) 5000range (nm) 27max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine boilers1Naval Engine steam turbines 1Missile Launcher ASW Malafon 2Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm1Rocket Launcher ASW mortar 375 mm 1Naval Radar fire direction radar DRBC 32 Aircraft Typical Max No Landing platform Shipyards DCNS - Lorient - 1 List of Ships Filter: AllFR - French Navy .......... 13 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19731997French NavyD609Aconit1975--French NavyD610F67 Tourville class TourvilleFATV19751999French NavyD611F67 Tourville class Duguay-TrouinFADT1977--French NavyD612F67 Tourville class De GrasseFADG19792013French NavyD640F70 ASW class Georges LeyguesFAGL19812015French NavyD641F70 ASW class DupleixFADL - DL19822017French NavyD642F70 ASW class Montcalm FAMO19842019French NavyD643F70 ASW class Jean de VienneFAJV19862019French NavyD644F70 ASW class PrimauguetFAPG19882019French NavyD614F70 AA class CassardFACD19882020French NavyD645F70 ASW class Lamotte-PicquetFAMP1990--French NavyD646F70 ASW class Latouche-TrevilleFALT - LT19912021French NavyD615F70 AA class Jean BartFAJB13 units Events 1968-mar-22Laid downLaid down D609 Aconit 1970-mar-07LaunchedLaunched D609 Aconit 1973-mar-30CommissionedCommissioned D609 Aconit as F703. 1974-jan-01 D609 Aconit re-numbered as D609. 1985RefitRefit D609 Aconit ASW mortar replaced by 1 MM40 Exocet quad launcher 1997-feb-27DecommissionedDecommissioned D609 Aconit 2018-nov-24Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped D609 Aconit arrived at Galloo shipyard for scrapping.
F65 Aconit class
Aircraft