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French frigate Aconit

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Name
  
Aconit

Laid down
  
5 August 1996

Homeport
  
Toulon

Launched
  
8 June 1997

Displacement
  
3.2 million kg

Namesake
  
French corvette Aconit

Commissioned
  
6 June 1999

Construction started
  
5 August 1996

Length
  
125 m

Beam
  
15 m

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Renamed
  
laid down as Jauréguiberry, renamed Aconit in 1996

Aconit is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. Initially to be named Jauréguiberry, she is now the fourth French vessel named after the FNFL corvette Aconit.

She took part in the Action of 9 April 2009.

References

French frigate Aconit Wikipedia