French frigate De Grasse

History
France
Name	De Grasse
Namesake	François Joseph Paul de Grasse
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient
Laid down	1972
Launched	30 November 1974
Commissioned	25 October 1975
Decommissioned	5 May 2013
In service	1 October 1977
Homeport	Brest
Identification	D 612
Status	Laid up
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Tourville-class frigate
Displacement	4,580 t (4,510 long tons) (standard); 5,745 t (5,654 long tons) full load;
Length	152.8 m (501 ft 4 in)
Beam	15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers; 54,400 shp (55,155 PS; 40,566 kW);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	282
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV 51B search radar; DRBV 26A early-warning radar; DRBC 32D fire-control radar; DUBV 23 hull-mounted sonar; DUBV 43 variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	6 × single Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; 2 × single L5 torpedo launchers; 2 or 3 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns; 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) autocannon; 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar

De Grasse is one of three Tourville-class guided-missile frigates built for the French Marine Nationale during the Cold War. They were designed as convoy escorts.

History

France
Name	De Grasse
Namesake	François Joseph Paul de Grasse
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient
Laid down	1972
Launched	30 November 1974
Commissioned	25 October 1975
Decommissioned	5 May 2013
In service	1 October 1977
Homeport	Brest
Identification	D 612
Status	Laid up
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Tourville-class frigate
Displacement	4,580 t (4,510 long tons) (standard) 5,745 t (5,654 long tons) full load
Length	152.8 m (501 ft 4 in)
Beam	15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers 54,400 shp (55,155 PS; 40,566 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	282
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV 51B search radar DRBV 26A early-warning radar DRBC 32D fire-control radar DUBV 23 hull-mounted sonar DUBV 43 variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	6 × single Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles 2 × single L5 torpedo launchers 2 or 3 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) autocannon 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar