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FS Suffren
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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 |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 360 men, including 23 officers. |
| Armament: | *48 surface-air Masurca missiles (DRBR51-guided)
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| Detection | *DRBI23 tridimentional sentry radar
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| Electronic Warfare | 2 "Sagaie" decoy lauchers
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The Suffren anti-air frigate was 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 Duquesne, and was decomissioned in 2001. She was the seventh French vessel named after the XVIIIth Century admiral Pierre André de Suffren .
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
 Frigate Suffren in dry dock |
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 Frigate Suffren docked in Toulon beside the Jean Bart |
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