1974    

FR F67 Tourville class

FR F65 Aconit class

Destroyer

ships



Destroyer F67 Tourville class



Large destroyers specialised in antisubmarine warfare and the first ships fitted with the SAM Crotale system



Derivatives / Succeeded by
1979 FR FF F70 type class
1979         FR F70 ASW class
1988         FR DDG F70 AA class



  Specifications


300crew
4580light (tn)
6100full load (tn)
152.80length (m)
15.80beam (m)
6.60draught (m)
4500range (nm)
32max speed (knots)
54400power (shp)

4Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Missile Launcher ASW Malafon
1Missile Launcher Crotale SAM
6Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher

2Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
2Naval Gun single 20 mm

1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV 51
1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-26 Juptier
1Naval Radar fire direction radar DRBC 32
2Naval Radar navigation radar DECCA 1226

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Typical Max
FR French Navy Westland Lynx 22










  Shipyards


FR DCNS - Lorient - 3



  List of Ships


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1975--FRFrench NavyD610TourvilleFATV
19751999FRFrench NavyD611Duguay-TrouinFADT
1977--FRFrench NavyD612De GrasseFADG
19792013FRFrench NavyD640F70 ASW class Georges LeyguesFAGL
19812015FRFrench NavyD641F70 ASW class DupleixFADL - DL
19822017FRFrench NavyD642F70 ASW class Montcalm FAMO
19842019FRFrench NavyD643F70 ASW class Jean de VienneFAJV
19862019FRFrench NavyD644F70 ASW class PrimauguetFAPG
19882019FRFrench NavyD614F70 AA class CassardFACD
19882020FRFrench NavyD645F70 ASW class Lamotte-PicquetFAMP
1990--FRFrench NavyD646F70 ASW class Latouche-TrevilleFALT - LT
19912021FRFrench NavyD615F70 AA class Jean BartFAJB

12 units



  Events


1970-mar-16Laid downLaid down FR D610 Tourville
1971-feb-25Laid downLaid down FR D611 Duguay-Trouin
1972Laid downLaid down FR D612 De Grasse
1973-may-13LaunchedLaunched FR D610 Tourville
1973-jun-01LaunchedLaunched FR D611 Duguay-Trouin
1974-nov-30LaunchedLaunched FR D612 De Grasse
1975-jun-14CommissionedCommissioned FR D610 Tourville
1975-sep-17CommissionedCommissioned FR D611 Duguay-Trouin
1977-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned FR D612 De Grasse
1982-jun-02Port VisitPort Visit FR D611 Duguay-Trouin visited Antwerp.
1983-julTrialsTrials FR D612 De Grasse deck landing trials with SA365F F-ZWWA, destined for Royal Saudi Navy.
1999-mar-19Port VisitPort Visit FR D611 Duguay-Trouin visited Istanbul, with Jeanne d Arc and Loire until 22 Mar.
1999-jul-13DecommissionedDecommissioned FR D611 Duguay-Trouin
2001-aug-24Port VisitPort Visit FR D612 De Grasse International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFoS Portsmouth.
2005 FR D611 Duguay-Trouin used as breakwater at Ecole Navale Lanveoc-Poulmic, until c 2014.
2011-janDeploymentDeployment FR D610 Tourville operating in the Indian Ocean, accompanied by Forbin.
2020-jul-02Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped FR D611 Duguay-Trouin arrived at Galloo shipyard for scrapping.









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