| F67 class Destroyer |
Destroyer De Grasse | | Class overview | | Type: | Destroyer | | Name: | F67 class | | Ships in class: | 3 | | General Characteristics | | Displacement: | 4,580 tonnes
6,100 tonnes fully loaded | | Length: | 152.75 m | | Beam: | 15.80 m | | Draught: | 6.60 m | Propulsion
and power: | 2 Rateau steam turbines, double reduction
4 multitubular boilers
Fuel: Gazoil
Propelers : 2 fixed propelers
USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Image File history File links fr (original): La frégate De Grasse, en transit vers la mer dOman, arrive dans le port de Toulon (12 janvier 2001). ...
USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Power : 58,000 hp (42 MW)
| | Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) | | Range: | 1900 nautical miles (3500 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
4500 nautical miles (8300 km) and 18 knots (33 km/h) | | Complement: | 24 officers
160 non-commissioned officers
115 men | | Armament: | Anti-air
1 Crotale EDIR system (8 missiles on launcher, 16 in magazine)
2 × 100 mm turrets (1968 model)
2 × 20 mm cannons
4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Anti-surface
6 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles launchers
Anti-submarine
Crotales are also percussion instruments. ...
The French 100 mm naval gun is a polyvalent artillery piece (anti-air, anti-ship, ground), capable of a high rate of fire. ...
The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, and airplanes. ...
2 × L5 torpedoe launchers, 10 torpedoes on board (L5 mod 4)
| | Sensors and processing systems: | 1 DRBV 51B surface sentry radar
1 DRBV 26A air sentry radar
1 DRBC 32D targeting radar
2 DRBN 34 navigation radars
1 DUBV 23 hull sonar
1 ETBF DSBV 62C sonar
1 DSBX 1 tugged sonar
1 Syva torpedo alert system SENIT 3
SEAO/OPSMER
HF, UHF, VHF and SHF liaison systems
Syracuse 2
Inmarsat
Link 11
| | Electronic warfare: | 1 ARBB 32 jammer
1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor
2 Syllex decoy launchers
TADIL-A/Link 11 is a secure half-duplex TADIL radio link used by NATO that receives or transmits--but not both simultaneously--a sequential data exchange digital link. ...
// Electronic warfare (EW) is the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to effectively deny the use of this phenomena by an adversary, while optimizing its use by friendly forces. ...
bubble belt
| | Aircraft: | 2 Lynx WG13 | | Ships: | | Tourville (D 610), Duguay-Trouin (D 611), De Grasse (D 612) | The F67 type is a class of large high-sea (Blue water) Destroyers of the French Navy specialised in anti-submarine warfare. They have anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. The AgustaWestland Lynx is a helicopter designed by AgustaWestland (formerly Westland Aircraft) and jointly produced with Aérospatiale, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ...
The Tourvile is a F67 type large high-sea frigates of the French Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. ...
The Duguay-Trouin is a F67 type large high-sea frigates of the French Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. ...
The FS De Grasse is a F67 type large high-sea frigates of the French Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. ...
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The French Navy, officially called the National Navy (French: Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military. ...
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.
Between 1994 and 1996, the Tourville and the De Grasse were refitted with the modern SLASM anti-submarine system, an active Very Low Frequencies sonar.
The three ships of the class are
 close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100 mm turret is clearly visible Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tourville class frigate |
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