Forbin (D620)

Career (France)
Frigate Forbin fitting out
Namesake:	Claude Forbin-Gardanne
Ordered:	27 October 2000
Builder:	DCNS and Thales Group. Lorient shipyard
Laid down:	16 January 2004
Launched:	10 March 2005
Commissioned:	2008 (planned)
Homeport:	Toulon
Fate:	On trials
General characteristics
Class and type:	Horizon class frigate
Displacement:	5600 tonnes (6635 tonnes full load)
Length:	152,87 m
Beam:	20,3 m
Draught:	5,4 m
Propulsion:	2 × 31280 HP GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines 2 × 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × beam propeller 2 × 4-blade propellers
Speed:	29 knots (18 on diesel)
Range:	7000 nm at 18 knts, 3500 nm at 25 knots
Boats and landing craft carried:	EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733
Capacity:	32 passengers or admiral staff
Complement:	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar Tugged linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Radar jammer Communication jammer NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers).
Armament:	8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles Principal Anti-Air Missile System (EMPAR multifunction radar on G band, 48 Aster 15 or 30 missiles in SYLVER A50 vertical launchers.) 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns 2 × MU90 torpedo tubes 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun
Aircraft carried:	1 NH90 helicopter (radar ENR, sonar Flash, LADT 11, Marte missiles or MU90 Impact torpedoes)

The Forbin is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the sixth vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne (see French ship Forbin for others).

She is the sister-ship of the Chevalier Paul.