French frigate Suffren

Suffren in 1983
History
France
NameSuffren
NamesakePierre André de Suffren
BuilderLorient arsenal
Laid down21 December 1962
Launched15 May 1965
Commissioned1 October 1967
Decommissioned2 April 2001
IdentificationPennant number: D602
General characteristics
TypeSuffren-class frigate
Displacement
  • 5,335 t (5,251 long tons) (standard)
  • 6,780 t (6,670 long tons) (full load)
Length157.6 m (517 ft 1 in) oa
Beam15.54 m (51 ft 0 in)
Draught7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 × boilers
  • 4 × geared turbines
  • 54,063 kW (72,500 shp)
  • 2 × propellers
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range5,100 nmi (9,400 km; 5,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement355, 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

Suffren was a Suffren-class frigate of the French Navy, 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 Duquesne, and was decommissioned in 2001. She was the seventh French vessel named after the 18th century admiral Pierre André de Suffren.