French frigate Dupleix

	Dupleix (foreground) underway in the Arabian Sea on 25 March 2007 with USS Preble (background)
History
France
Name	Dupleix
Namesake	Joseph François Dupleix
Builder	Brest Arsenal, France
Laid down	17 October 1975
Launched	2 December 1978
Commissioned	13 June 1981
Decommissioned	July 2015
Identification	MMSI number: 228723000
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement	3,550 t (3,494 long tons); 4,500–4,580 t (4,429–4,508 long tons) full load;
Length	139 m (456 ft)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; CODOG; 2 × gas turbines, 23,100 shp (23,420 PS; 17,226 kW) each; 2 × diesel engines, 6,400 PS (6,312 bhp; 4,707 kW) each;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV 51C search radar; DRBV 26 early-warning radar; DRBC 32E fire-control radar; DUBV 23B hull-mounted sonar; DUBV 43B variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	4 x single MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles ; 2 × fixed torpedo tubes; 1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) DP gun; 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 1 × octuple Crotale anti-air missile launcher;
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar

Dupleix was one of seven F70 type guided-missile frigates built for the French Navy during the 1970s. Completed in 1981, she served during the Cold War. The ship was decommissioned in 2014.

History
Dupleix (foreground) underway in the Arabian Sea on 25 March 2007 with USS Preble (background)
France
Name	Dupleix
Namesake	Joseph François Dupleix
Builder	Brest Arsenal, France
Laid down	17 October 1975
Launched	2 December 1978
Commissioned	13 June 1981
Decommissioned	July 2015
Identification	MMSI number: 228723000
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Georges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement	3,550 t (3,494 long tons) 4,500–4,580 t (4,429–4,508 long tons) full load
Length	139 m (456 ft)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; CODOG 2 × gas turbines, 23,100 shp (23,420 PS; 17,226 kW) each 2 × diesel engines, 6,400 PS (6,312 bhp; 4,707 kW) each
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV 51C search radar DRBV 26 early-warning radar DRBC 32E fire-control radar DUBV 23B hull-mounted sonar DUBV 43B variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	4 x single MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × fixed torpedo tubes 1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) DP gun 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 1 × octuple Crotale anti-air missile launcher
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar