![]() Duquesne in 2004
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History | |
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Name | Duquesne |
Namesake | Abraham Duquesne |
Builder | Arsenal de Lorient |
Laid down | November 1964 |
Launched | 12 February 1966 |
Commissioned | 1 April 1970 |
Out of service | 2008 |
Homeport | Toulon |
Identification | Pennant number: D 603 |
Fate | Decommissioned in 2008 |
General characteristics (at retirement) | |
Type | Suffren-class frigate |
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Length | 157.6 m (517 ft 1 in) oa |
Beam | 15.54 m (51 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 5,100 nmi (9,400 km; 5,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 355, including 23 officers |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Duquesne was a Suffren-class frigate of the French Navy. She was designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide firepower against land objectives. She is the sister ship of Suffren. She is the eighth French vessel named after the 17th century admiral Abraham Duquesne. Duquesne was decommissioned in 2008.