F65 Aconit class

1973

Only one ship built before being succeeded by the more capable F67 type which did have helicopter facilities

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228	crew
3900	full load (tn)
5000	range (nm)
27	max speed (knots)



2	Naval Engine boilers
1	Naval Engine steam turbines



1	Missile Launcher ASW Malafon



2	Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
1	Rocket Launcher ASW mortar 375 mm



1	Naval Radar fire direction radar DRBC 32

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French Navy	D609	Aconit		1973	1997
French Navy	D610	F67 Tourville class Tourville	FATV	1975	--
French Navy	D611	F67 Tourville class Duguay-Trouin	FADT	1975	1999
French Navy	D612	F67 Tourville class De Grasse	FADG	1977	--
French Navy	D640	F70 ASW class Georges Leygues	FAGL	1979	2013
French Navy	D641	F70 ASW class Dupleix	FADL - DL	1981	2015
French Navy	D642	F70 ASW class Montcalm	FAMO	1982	2017
French Navy	D643	F70 ASW class Jean de Vienne	FAJV	1984	2019
French Navy	D644	F70 ASW class Primauguet	FAPG	1986	2019
French Navy	D614	F70 AA class Cassard	FACD	1988	2019
French Navy	D645	F70 ASW class Lamotte-Picquet	FAMP	1988	2020
French Navy	D646	F70 ASW class Latouche-Treville	FALT - LT	1990	--
French Navy	D615	F70 AA class Jean Bart	FAJB	1991	2021

13 units

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1968-mar-22	Laid down	D609 Aconit
1970-mar-7	Launched	D609 Aconit
1973-mar-30	Commissioned	D609 Aconit as F703.
1974-jan-1		D609 Aconit re-numbered as D609.
1985	Refit	D609 Aconit ASW mortar replaced by 1 MM40 Exocet quad launcher
1997-feb-27	Decommissioned	D609 Aconit
2018-nov-24	Fate: scrapped	D609 Aconit arrived at Galloo shipyard for scrapping.