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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

FREMM Aquitaine Completes Conclusive First Sea Trials

FS AquitaineAfter three weeks of trials at sea, the first-of-class Aquitaine multimission frigate has returned to dock. The trials were a first opportunity to demonstrate the frigate’s impressive seakeeping qualities.

Its manoeuvrability and propulsion system performance met especially the customer’s highest specifications.

FREMM Aquitaine’s crew comprised French Navy personnel, customer representatives, employees of DCNS and its partners. The chief objective of the mission was to demonstrate the frigate’s seakeeping and other nautical qualities and validate the performance of its propulsion and navigation systems.

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