French frigate Duquesne

Duquesne in 2004
History
France
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
Displacement	5,335 t (5,251 long tons) (standard) 6,780 t (6,670 long tons) (full load)
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	4 × boilers 4 × geared turbines 54,063 kW (72,500 shp) 2 × propellers
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	DRBI 23 tridimensional sentry radar DRBV 15 surface or low-altitude sentry radar DRBC 33 multi-system targeting radar DRBN 34 DRBR 51
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Sagaie decoy launchers SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy ARBR 33 jammer ARBR 17 detector
Armament	48 × Masurca surface-to-air missiles (DRBR 51 guided) 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles 10 × L5 anti-submarine torpedoes 2 × single 100 mm turrets 4 × single 20 mm cannons 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns

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.