Career
Laid down:	16 January 2004
Launched:	10 March 2005
Commissioned:	March 2006 (planned)
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5600 tons (6635 tons full load)
Length:	152,87 m
Beam:	20,3 m
Draught:	5,4 m
Propulsion:	2 × 31280 HP GE/Fiat Avio LM2500+ gas turbines 2 × 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × bean propulsor 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed:	29 knots (18 on diesel)
Range:	7000 nm at 18 knts, 3500 nm at 25 knots
Complement:	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors 32 passengers or admirals (optional)
Armament:	8 × MM40 Block 3 NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Radar jammer Communication jammer Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers). Principal Anti-Air Missile System (48 Aster 15 or 30 missiles in SYLVER A50 vertical launchers, EMPAR multifonction radar on G band.) 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns
Aircraft:	1 NH90 helicopter (radar ENR, sonar Flash, LADT 11, Marte missiles or MU90 Impact torpedoes)
Motto:

The Forbin is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, is planned to be commissioned in March 2006. She is the sixth vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne (see French ship Forbin for others). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... Aster is a surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European firm MBDA. The missile comes in two variants, the medium range Aster 15 and the longer range Aster 30. ... Aster 15 SYLVER launchers on the Charles de Gaulle The SYLVER is a vertical missile launcher designed by DCN. The primary application of the launcher has been the MBDA Aster missile. ... The Otobreda 76 mm gun is a polyvalent naval artillery piece built by the Italian company Otobreda and OTO Melara. ... The NHI NH90 is a twin-engine, ten-ton multi-role helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. ... The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the United Kingdoms Royal Navy). ... Claude de Forbin-Gardanne Claude de Forbin-Gardanne Chevalier (later Count) Claude de Forbin-Gardanne (August 6, 1656 - March 4, 1733) was a French naval commander. ... Six ships of the French Navy have been named Forbin in honour of the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne: A first-class propeller aviso (1859-1884) A second-class cruiser (1885-1921) An auxiliary patrol boat of the Free French Forces (1944). ...

She is the sister-ship of the Chevalier Paul. The Chevalier Paul is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, now under construction. ...

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External Links

• Frigate Forbin FS Forbin on Alabordache
• Netmarine.net Photographs of the construction and the launching