Dupleix (foreground) underway in the Arabian Sea on 25 March 2007 with USS Preble (background)
History
France
NameDupleix
NamesakeJoseph François Dupleix
BuilderBrest Arsenal, France
Laid down17 October 1975
Launched2 December 1978
Commissioned13 June 1981
DecommissionedJuly 2015
IdentificationMMSI number: 228723000
General characteristics
Class and typeGeorges Leygues-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,550 t (3,494 long tons)
  • 4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full load
Length139 m (456 ft 0 in)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Height39.36 m (129 ft 2 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) on gas turbines
  • 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) on diesels
Range
  • 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) on gas turbines
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) on diesels
Complement
  • 20 officers
  • 120 non-commissioned officers
  • 95 men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Detection:
    • 1 Air/surface sentry radar DRBV51C
    • 1 Air sentry radar DRBV 26
    • 1 Fire control radar DRBC 32E
    • 2 Navigation radar KH 1007
    • 1 Hull sonar DUBV 23
    • 1 Towed sonar DUBV 43C
  • Tactical information:
    • SENIT 4
    • SEAO/OPSMER
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 2 Radar interceptors ARBR 16
  • 2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament
  • Anti-air:
  • Anti-surface:
  • Anti-submarine:
    • 10 × L5 Mod4 torpedoes
    • 2 × L5 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried
  • 2 × Lynx WG13 Mk.4 helicopters, each with:
    • 1 × DUAV4 sonar
    • Rheseda system for transmission of acoustic data
    • 12 × Mark 46 torpedoes

Dupleix was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Navy. She was the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India marquess Joseph François Dupleix. She was decommissioned in 2014.

Service history

Dupleix was constructed by the Brest Arsenal, France, with her keel being laid down on 17 October 1975. The vessel was launched on 2 December 1978 and was commissioned into the French Navy on 13 June 1981.[1] The vessel was named for Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India.[1] The ship was decommissioned in 2014, and taken to Saint-Mandrier, to replace the ex-Rance at the diving school located there.[2]

Citations

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  1. 1 2 "Dupleix (D 641)" (in French). Ministere des Armėes. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Groizeleau, Vincent (10 July 2015). "Le point sur la déconstruction des vieilles coques de la marine". meretmarine.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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