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 | |
| 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 | 
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| 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  | 
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| Electronic warfare & decoys  | 2 × Syllex chaff launchers | 
| Armament | 
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| 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.