Still, the Constellation-class would be no slouch if push came to shove. In addition, the Constellation-class’ propellers will be fixed-pitch “for improved acoustic signature.”Ĭonstellation-Class ships would free up Navy destroyers to undertake anti-surface and anti-air roles by performing duties like convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare in their stead. Likewise, the Constellation-class’ total displacement increased by about 500 tons. The Navy anticipates using the additional space to accommodate larger, more powerful generators and provide future growth flexibility.

One of the primary differences between the Italo-French design and its American counterpart is length: the Constellation-class will be over 23 feet longer. Navy cruisers and destroyers, but since frigates are intended to do so in lower-threat areas, they are equipped with fewer weapons, less-capable radars and other systems, and less engineering redundancy and survivability than cruisers and destroyers.” Navy frigates perform many of the same peacetime and wartime missions as U.S.

“In contrast to cruisers and destroyers, which are designed to operate in higher-threat areas, frigates are generally intended to operate more in lower-threat areas,” the Congressional Research Service report on the Constellation-class explained. Navy opted to modify an existing design rather than build a from-scratch plan from the ground up. Take the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, the Freedom and Independence-classes - those ships’ budgets ballooned, triggering a Congressionally-mandated production halt. The report shows how the Navy’s ships will differ from their parent design, the Italian-French FREMM (Fregata Europea Multi-Missione) frigate.īuilding a new class of warships is not an easy task, nor is it cheap.

CauseACTION's Trusted Conservative CampaignsĪlthough not necessarily as capable as the Arleigh Burke-class, the new frigates could be armed with the Navy’s newest and most potent anti-ship missiles.Ī new report from the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan public policy research institute, provided more details into the Navy’s new frigate, the Constellation-class.

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