French frigate Tourville

	Tourville in July 2008
History
France
Name	Tourville
Namesake	Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Laid down	16 March 1970
Launched	13 May 1973
Commissioned	14 June 1975
Decommissioned	11 June 2011
Homeport	Brest
Identification	D 610
Fate	Decommissioned
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

Tourville was the lead ship of her class of three guided-missile frigates built for the French Navy during the 1970s. They were designed as convoy escorts during the Cold War.

History
Tourville in July 2008
France
Name	Tourville
Namesake	Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Laid down	16 March 1970
Launched	13 May 1973
Commissioned	14 June 1975
Decommissioned	11 June 2011
Homeport	Brest
Identification	D 610
Fate	Decommissioned
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