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NORMANDIE (2019 > Aquitaine-class Frigate of French Navy : 466 ft (142.0 m) overall) |
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French Naval Frigate NORMANDIE, D651, passing Clydebank (River Clyde) on passage to Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | France (French Navy) |
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| Arrived from | NATO Exercise Formidable Shield 2025 | | |
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| Sailing for | Berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) .... tugs CMS WRESTLER and CMS BOXER | | |
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Contributed by Robert McManus
A group of NATO warships has arrived in Glasgow following the conclusion of Exercise Formidable Shield 2025, NATO’s largest live-fire integrated air and missile defence exercise.
The NATO ships arrived at KGV dock in Glasgow include the french naval warship D651, the Netherlands naval warship F803 and F804. Assisted by CMS BOXER and CMS Wrestler.
| History |
 France |
| Name |
Normandie |
| Namesake |
Normandie |
| Builder |
DCNS, Lorient |
| Laid down |
2014 |
| Launched |
1 February 2018 |
| Completed |
16 July 2019 |
| Commissioned |
3 June 2020 |
| Homeport |
Brest |
| Identification |
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| Status |
Active |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type |
Aquitaine-class frigate |
| Displacement |
6,000 tons |
| Length |
466 ft (142.0 m) |
| Beam |
65 ft (19.8 m) |
| Draught |
16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
| Range |
6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement |
145 |
Sensors and
processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
1 × NH90 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities |
Single hangar |
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