Forbin

Summary

Forbin is a frigate^[1]. Forbin ranks in the top 7% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forbin's image is recorded as French destroyer Forbin (D620) underway in the Arabian Sea on 31 May 2009 (090531-N-9988F-406).jpg^[3].
• Forbin's instance of is recorded as frigate^[4].
• Forbin's operator is recorded as French Navy^[5].
• Claude de Forbin Gardane is named after Forbin^[6].
• Forbin's manufacturer is recorded as Naval Group^[7].
• Forbin's vessel class is recorded as Horizon-class frigate^[8].
• Forbin's part of is recorded as Force d'action navale^[9].
• Forbin's Commons category is recorded as Forbin (D620)^[10].
• Forbin's shipping port is recorded as Toulon Arsenal^[11].
• Forbin's powered by is recorded as gas turbine^[12].
• Forbin's powered by is recorded as diesel engine^[13].
• Forbin's armament is recorded as Exocet^[14].
• Forbin's armament is recorded as PAAMS^[15].
• Forbin's armament is recorded as OTO Melara 76 mm gun^[16].
• Forbin's armament is recorded as MU90 Impact^[17].
• Forbin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05766h^[18].
• Forbin's significant event is recorded as order^[19].
• Forbin's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[20].
• Forbin's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[21].
• Forbin's significant event is recorded as ship acquired^[22].
• Forbin's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[23].
• Forbin's pennant number is recorded as D620^[24].
• Forbin's location of creation is recorded as Lorient^[25].
• Forbin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Forbin'}^[26].
• Forbin's different from is recorded as Forbin^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Forbin include Horizon-class frigate^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 2005^[30].

Why It Matters

Forbin ranks in the top 7% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[2] Forbin has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Forbin is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Forbin include Horizon-class frigate^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 2005^[30].