Suffren in 1983
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History | |
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Name | Suffren |
Namesake | Pierre André de Suffren |
Builder | Lorient arsenal |
Laid down | 21 December 1962 |
Launched | 15 May 1965 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1967 |
Decommissioned | 2 April 2001 |
Identification | Pennant number: D602 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Suffren-class frigate |
Displacement | |
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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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.