F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán) vs FREMM (Aquitaine)
Two European frigates of almost identical size: Spain's F-100 is 146.7 metres long and displaces about 6,250 tonnes; France's FREMM, 142 metres and about 6,000. The difference is the mission: the F-100 was built around the Aegis system for area air defence, while FREMM is a multi-mission platform with a strong anti-submarine emphasis.
Length to scale
F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán) is 1 times longer than FREMM (Aquitaine) · F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán) displaces about 1 times as much as FREMM (Aquitaine)
Displacement balance
F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán)
146.7 m · 481 ft · 6,250 t
Spanish Navy frigate fitted with Aegis.
FREMM (Aquitaine)
142 m · 466 ft · 6,000 t
Franco-Italian multi-mission frigate, French version.
* Open-source estimate. Full-load displacement in approximate metric tonnes (submerged for submarines).
Figures used and how reliable they are
- F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán): 481 ft, 6,250 t. Spanish Navy frigate fitted with Aegis.
- FREMM (Aquitaine): 466 ft, 6,000 t. Franco-Italian multi-mission frigate, French version.
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Sources / References
- U.S. Navy Fact Files for carriers, destroyers and submarines.
- Royal Navy, French Navy and Spanish Navy public ship pages.
- IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
- Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (historical ships).