French frigate Aconit (F 713)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aconit.

History
France
Name	Aconit
Namesake
Laid down	5 August 1996
Launched	8 June 1997
Commissioned	6 June 1999
Renamed	laid down as Jauréguiberry, renamed Aconit in 1996
Homeport	Toulon
Honours and awards	Flies the FFL jack in honour of the corvette Aconit Fourragère of the Ordre de la Libération Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre
Fate	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	12 officers 68 non-commissioned officers 61 men
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 × Syracuse II 1 × Inmarsat
Armament	Provision for future 16 × Aster 15 missiles in VLS Anti-ship 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles Guns 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns CIWS 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload)
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Aconit is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. Initially to be named Jauréguiberry, she is now the fourth French vessel named after the FNFL corvette Aconit.

She took part in the Action of 9 April 2009.

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