Work Begins On Frigate Provence
December 16 2010
French shipbuilder DCNS has announced the beginning of construction of the third Aquitaine-class frigate, also known as the French multi-mission frigate (FREMM).
The shipbuilder cut the first steel plate for the warship during a ceremony on Wednesday at its Lorient facility, according to a company release.
The Provence, the third of 11 frigates ordered by the French navy, is scheduled to be delivered in 2015.
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