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Suffren Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
D603 Duquesne B 1st February 1964 12th February 1966 1st April 1970
D602 Suffren L 21st December 1962 15th May 1965 20th July 1967


Builders:
B : Brest Naval Dockyard, Brest, France
L : Lorient Naval Dockyard, Lorient, France

Dimensions:
516' 7" x 50' 8" x 20' / 157.50m x 15.50m x 6.10m

Displacement:
5100 tons std / 6100 tons max

Complement:
355

Armament:
2 x 3.9"/55 DCN guns in single turrets
4 x 20mm Oerlikon guns in single mountings
4 x 21.7" torpedo tubes
4 x MM38 Exocet SSM launchers
1 x Mk2 twin arm launcher for Masurca SAM (48 rounds in total)
1 x Malafon ASW launcher (13 rounds in total)

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
None known

Powerplant:
Four 650psi boilers were fitted with two Rateau steam turbines totalling 72500shp on two shafts. Maximum speed is 34kts and range is 5100NM @ 18kts. 26kts.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
DRBI-23 Masurca fire control
DRBV-15A surface search
2 x Type 1226 navigation

Sonar:
DUBV-23 hull mounted
DUBV-43 VDS

Other:
2 x DRBR-51 Masurca fire control directors
SENIT tactical data system

Miscellaneous:
Two Sagaie decoy launchers and a SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy are fitted.