Imperial Vestrician Navy
Multi-Mission Frigates
Wakizashi-class FREMM Multi-Mission Frigates
The FREMM (French: Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission; Italian: Fregata Europea Multi-Missione), which stands for "European multi-purpose frigate", is a Franco-Italian family of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri. In Vestricia, this surface combatant is known as the "Wakizashi class" (17 units planned, of which 7 were later cancelled). Vestricia, has ordered six anti-submarine variants and four air-defense ones based on the French design submitted by Naval Group to Vestrician Admiralty according to its minimal requirements.
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Second Rank Frigates
Wakizashi-class FREMM Multi-Mission Frigates
The FREMM (French: Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission; Italian: Fregata Europea Multi-Missione), which stands for "European multi-purpose frigate", is a Franco-Italian family of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri. In Vestricia, this surface combatant is known as the "Wakizashi class" (10 units planned, of which 5 were later cancelled). Vestricia, has ordered five air-defense ones based on the Italian design submitted by Fincantieri to Vestrician Admiralty according to its minimal requirements.
The ships are fitted with the United States Aegis weapons system allowing them to track hundreds of airborne targets simultaneously as part of its air defence network. The Wakizashi-class air defense frigates are one of the few non-US warships to carry the Aegis system and its associated SPY-1D radar. The American Arleigh Burke class, Japanese Kongo class, Korean Sejong the Great class, Spanish Alvaro de Bayan class, Australian Hobart class, and the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class also use the Aegis system.
This class also featured the indigenous SYLVER A-80 VLS, a modified variant of European Sylver VLS with 80 meter module that can carry longer cruise missiles that can travel at hypersonic speed and carry a heavy payload. HVMS Hizen Takahiro was the first ship to strictly comply to the 2015 IVN Naming Convention Law and subsequent 2016 IVN Ship Monitoring and Maintenance Law.
Development
On 18 January 2007, it was reported that the Vestrician Admiralty was interested in Fincantieri FREMM for the Imperial Vestrician Navy's Air Defense Frigate Program. On 28 February 2007, the Vestrician government met the Fincantieri officials along with Hyuuga Naval Arsenal’s contractors to decide the initial consideration for the development and Vestrician requirements for FREMM design to be entered in Vestrician service. On 16 February 2018, Fincantieri Marine awarded a $15 million contract for conceptual design of FREMM-DA, which the Navy would evaluate over 24 months ahead of a final request for proposal in 2009 and contract award in 2011.
From late May to early June 2013, the Italian Navy deployed Carlo Bergamini on a goodwill visit to Vestricia, making port calls in Akinagawa, Villan, Casablanca, and Oosora. She was visited by several Imperial Vestrician Navy and Vestrician Government officials who toured her as a potential candidate. Among the visitors was the newly Crowned Emperor, along with his Empress.
On 20 November 2012, it was announced that Navantia, Lockheed Martin, and BAE Systems will collaborate with Fincantieri in the final design to integrate the Aegis Weapon System to FREMM design, as Vestrician Government decide to require the Aegis radar suites and weapons to be equipped to upcoming frigates. The final design was presented in Rosenworth University of Marine Engineering on 25 December 2013. On 1 January 2014, Vestrician Admiralty signal the Hyuuga Naval Arsenal to start the keel laying of the first ship of the class.
On 30 October 2014, the Vestrician Admiralty finalized the decision and contract that Fincantieri had been awarded a $3.9 billion contract for the five frigates, to be built at Hyuuga Naval Arsenal in Casablanca, Brumaire Prefecture. The contract includes options for an additional five ships, which, if all options were exercised, would value the contract at $10.7 billion. On 7 October 2015, the first ship launched abided by a new naming convention.
Technical Specifications
Type: Air Defense Frigates
Length: 145 meters
Beam: 19.75 meters
Draft: 8.60 meters
Displacement: 5,500 tonnes standard/6,900 tonnes full load
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 6,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Propulsion System
• Combined Diesel-Electric or Gas Marine Propulsion System
~ 1x General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine generating 43500 shaft horsepower
~ 4× MTU Type 20V 4000 M53B high-speed diesel generators
~ 2× electric motors
~ 2x shafts/ controllable pitch propellers
Aviation Facilities
• Large Helideck and hangar for two Search and Rescue Helicopters
Armaments
• 1x 155mm/65 SK/C 28 Mod 4 Lightweight Gun in stealth gun mount
• 32 cells Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for a mix of:
~ RIM-66 Standard SM-2MR Anti-Air Missile
~ RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
~ Type 05 Vertical Launched Anti-Submarine Rocket
• 8 cells SYLVER A-80 Vertical Launching System for Type 70 SSM-4B Hypersonic Anti-ship cruise Missile
• 2x Mark 141 Guided Missile Canister System for 4x Type 20 SSM-3A Anti-Ship Missile
• 2x Mark 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Type 90 Long Range Rapid Approaching Torpedoes
• 1x V/PJ-02 30mm Close-in Weapon System with SPQ-9V Air Search Radar and FLIR
• 2x RVG/01 30mm Remote Weapon Stations