Tourville class frigate

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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.

Related Topics:
Blue water - French Navy

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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.

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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.

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The three ships of the class are

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• D610 Tourville
• D611 Duguay-Trouin (decommissioned in 1999)
• D612 De Grasse

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Image:De_Grasse_1.jpg|The frigate De Grasse

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Image:De_Grasse_2.jpg|The frigate De Grasse

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Image:De_Grasse_3.jpg|Aft of the frigate De Grasse; the tugget sonar is clearly visible

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Image:De_Grasse_4.jpg|The command bridge of the De Grasse

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Image:De_Grasse_5.jpg|The frigate De Grasse, harboured in Portsmouth, for the International Festival of the Sea (25th of August 2001).

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Image:Tourville_1.jpg|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

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Image:Tourville_2.jpg|close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible

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Image:Tourville_3.jpg|close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible

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Image:Tourville_4.jpg|The frigate Tourville

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Image:Tourville_5.jpg|The frigate Tourville

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