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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 |
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| Complement: | 360 men, including 23 officers. |
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| Detection | *DRBI23 tridimentional sentry radar
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| Electronic Warfare | 2 "Sagaie" decoy lauchers
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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.
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.
Photographs
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 Close-up of the turret of the Duquesne |
 100mm guns of the Duquesne |
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 Radar dome of the Duquesne |
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