Tourville class frigate
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| Displacement: | 4580 tonnes (6100 tonnes fully loaded) |
| Length: | 152.75 m |
| Width: | 15.80 m |
| Draught: | 6.60 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Rateau steam turbines, double reduction 4 multitubular boilers |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 1900 nautical miles (3500 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) 4500 nautical miles (8300 km) and 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 24 officers 160 non-commissioned officers |
| Armament: | Anti-air
Anti-surface
Anti-submarine
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| Electronics | Detection
Electronic Warfare
Tactical information
Transmissions
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| Planes | 2 Lynx WG13 |
The F67 type is a class of large high-sea (Blue water) frigates of the French Navy specialised in anti-submarine warfare. They have anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.
The three ships of the class, D612 De Grasse, D611 Duguay-Trouin (decommissioned on the 13th of July 1999) and the D610 Tourville, are named after famous French sailors.
Between 1994 and 1996, the Tourville and the De Grasse were refitted with the modern SLAMS anti-submarine system, an active Very Low Frequencies sonar.
The three ships of the class are
- D610 Tourville
- D611 Duguay-Trouin (decommissioned in 1999)
- D612 De Grasse
 The frigate De Grasse |
 The frigate De Grasse |
 Aft of the frigate De Grasse; the tugget sonar is clearly visible |
 The command bridge of the De Grasse |
 The frigate De Grasse, harboured in Portsmouth, for the International Festival of the Sea (25th of August 2001). |
 close-up of the bridge of the Tourville. The rescue crafts are clearly visible, as well as the Exocet launchers and the firing control systems |
 close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible |
 close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible |
 The frigate Tourville |
 The frigate Tourville |
