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Encyclopedia > FS Duquesne
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Displacement: 5335 tonnes
Length: 158 m
Width: 15,50 m
Draught: 7,25 m
Propulsion: 4 steam boilers and 4 turbines for 2 propellers; 72500 HP
Electric Plant: 3440 kW, 2 turbo-alternators amd 3 diesel-alternators
Speed: 34 knots
Range:
Complement: 360 men, including 23 officers.
Armament:
  • 48 surface-air Masurca missiles (DRBR51-guided)
  • 4 MM38 Exocet missiles
  • 10 L5 anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 100mm turrets ("Messine" and "Palerme")
  • 4 x 20mm cannons
  • 4 x 12,7mm machine guns
Detection *DRBI23 tridimentional sentry radar
  • DRBV15 surface or low-altitude sentry radar
  • DRBC33 multi-system targetting radar
  • DRBN34
  • DRBR51
Electronic Warfare 2 "Sagaie" decoy lauchers
  • Nixie SLQ25
  • ARBR33 jammer
  • ARBR17 detector

The Duquesne anti-air frigate is a large vessel of the French Navy, designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extend, provide fire power against land objectives. She is the sister-ship of the Suffren. She is named after the XVIIth Century admiral Abraham Duquesne. Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... Navy officers on the bridges of the frigate La Motte-Picquet French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ... Other topics that could fall under Duquesne can be found at Marquis Duquesne (disambiguation) Marquis Abraham Duquesne (1610 - 1688) was a French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Swedish navy. ...


Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; thusly, some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers. This article is about the warship. ... Sailing frigates were 4th, 5th, or 6th-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ...


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FS Suffren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
The Suffren anti-air frigate was a large vessel of the French Navy, designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide fire power against land objectives.
She is the sister-ship of the Duquesne, and was decommissioned in 2001.
She was the seventh French vessel named after the 18th century admiral Pierre André de Suffren.
Duquesne vs Fordham (Sep 25, 2004) (4909 words)
F 2-G D03 Daniels, Derric rush to the DUQ3, fumble by Daniels, Derric recovered by FORDHAM Martin, Tristan at DUQ5.
F 4-7 F25 DiFino, Anthony punt 48 yards to the DUQ27, Spriggs, Dan return 0 yards to the DUQ27, fumble by Spriggs, Dan recovered by DUQ Spriggs, Dan at DUQ24.
F 2-8 D13 Hunte, Jamaal rush to the DUQ10, fumble by Hunte, Jamaal recovered by DUQ Postell, Kyle at DUQ10, Postell, Kyle for 6 yards to the DUQ16 (Weatherford, Sa).
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