Auvergne Frigate Launched In Lorient As Shipyard Speeds Up Deliveries
September 04 2015
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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