Tourville-class frigate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The F67 type, also known as the Tourville class was a class of large high-sea (blue water) Frigates of the French Navy specialised in anti-submarine warfare. They had anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2010) |
Quick Facts Class overview, General characteristics ...
De Grasse | |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | Tourville class |
Operators | French Navy |
Preceded by | Aconit |
Succeeded by | Georges Leygues class |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement | |
Length | 152.75 m (501 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range |
|
Complement |
|
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
Armament |
|
Aircraft carried | 2 × Lynx WG13 anti-ship helicopters |
Close
Between 1994 and 1996, Tourville and De Grasse were refitted with the modern SLASM anti-submarine system, and active Very Low Frequency (VLF) sonar.