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Auvergne Frigate Launched In Lorient As Shipyard Speeds Up Deliveries

September 04 2015

France

France's DCNS shipbuilder has launched another FREMM frigate for the French navy.

The Auvergne, the fourth Aquitaine-class frigate for the navy, was floated out on Wednesday in Lorient, according to a DCNS release.

The shipbuilder said it is accelerating its production of the frigates in order to deliver six ships before mid-2019.

One frigate originally built for France has already been sold and delivered to Egypt, the release noted.

Two additional Aquitaine-class...

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