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Imperial Vestrician Navy
Second Rank Frigates
Augerne-class Guided Missile Frigates
The Augerne-class multi-role stealth frigates are multi-mission derivatives of the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigate with the Imperial Vestrician Navy.
Development
The search for a replacement for the aging Villan-class destroyers, which entered into service in 1949, started in the mid-1990s. Germany (MEKO), the Netherlands (Damen) and France(DCNS) participated in the bid for the contract. In June 1999, the Vestrician Admiralty awarded the contract to DCNS for the design and construction of four frigates with addition of another four as an option. A key feature of the contract was the technology transfer arrangement. Under the arrangement, DCNS was to design the ship and oversee it's interoperability and maintenance for at least 5 years from the day the first and second ship of the class were commissioned while Vestricia will build all four frigates and were to be built locally by government-owned Hyuuga Naval Arsenal at Casablanca and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at its Sakuramine yard in Verdania. Subsequent maintenance and mid-life retrofit will be done by Vestrician.
Construction of Augerne began in late 2001, when the keel was laid down in Hyuuga Naval Arsenal in December 2001.
Transfer and Refit
In 2015, Vestrician Admiralty proposed a plan to modify the frigate to Anti-submarine warfare variant. Adding with budget constraints, tensions in Taiwan and Ryuugakyuu, and shipyard break between 2016 to 2019, a decision has made to transfer the four frigates - namely, Augerne, Catalene-Arienne, and Riviera Agnus to the Philippine Navy (AU Gregorio del Pilar-class frigates) and BrightKnights to Algeria Navy. The other four frigates had been modified to incorporate the latest Anti-submarine warfare system and new main mast designed from the British Royal Navy to be used for future ships (Type 26 and Type 31 frigates). The refit started from 2015 to 2018 in BAE Systems - Naval Ships in Rosenworth Academic City-state.
As designed, the ship equipped sonar to detect hostile submarines, thus adding 1 meter depth. Twin 100mm Type 98 guns had changed the 155mm SK/C 28 Mod 4 gun for accurate aerial fring capabilities and faster reload rate. They also equipped 24 cells SYLVER VLS for Aster 15 and Type 09 VL-ASROC. The indigenous Type 114 GMLS changed the Phalanx CIWS for close defense. The ESM in the center mast had changed to four low altitude medium range phased array radars, although it didn't change the original design of it. Most radar and electronic processing systems had been changed to suit the Anti-submarine role for the navy.
Technical Specifications
Type:Guided Missile Frigates
Length: 138.50 meters
Beam: 16.50 meters
Draft: 5.10 meters
Displacement: 3,000 tonnes standard/4,000 tonnes full load
Speed: 27 knots
Range: 4,100nautical miles at 15 knots
Propulsion System
• Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion System
~ 2x Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM-1C Gas Turbines generating 26,150 shaft horsepower
~ 2x shafts/ controllable pitch propellers
Aviation Facilities
• Large Helideck and hangar for one Search and Rescue Helicopters
Armaments
Original
• 1x 155mm/65 SK/C 28 Mod 4 Lightweight Gun in stealth gun mount
• 1x Mark 29 Guided Missile Launching System for 8x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
• 2x Mark 141 Guided Missile Canister System for 4x RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile
• 2x Mark 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Type 90 Long Range Rapid Approaching Torpedoes
• 1x Mark 15 20mm Phalanx Close-in Weapon System
• 1x RVG/01 30mm Remote Weapon Stations
2018 ASubW Refit
• 1x Twin 100mm/65 Type 98 Mod 3 Gun in stealth gun mount
• 24-cells SYLVER A-50 Vertical Launching System for a mix of:
~ MBDA Aster 15 Short Range Anti-Air Missile
~ Type 09 Vertical Launch Anti-submarine Missile
• 2x Mark 141 Guided Missile Canister System for 4x RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile
• 2x Mark 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Type 90 Long Range Rapid Approaching Torpedoes
• 1x Type 114 Guided Missile Launching System for RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
• 1x RVG/01 30mm Remote Weapon Stations