Wednesday, December 03, 2008

F67

IOC: 1974
Total Production: 2

Also Known As
Tourville

Origin
France

Guided Missiles:
MM38 Exocet (6)

SAM & ABM Missiles:
Crotale (26)

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
Super Lynx (2)

Description: F67 class frigates were built for anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with limited air defense capability. Two ships were commissioned by the French Navy in 1974 and 1977. The aft flight deck and hangar allows for operation of two Lynx ASW helicopters. Its weapon system consists of two 100mm guns, two 20mm guns, four 12.7mm machine guns, 26 SACP Crotale surface-to-air missiles, six Exocet anti-ship missiles and L5 or Mk 46 torpedoes.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 300

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 100 mm

Number of Weapons: 32

Dimensions: Length 153 m, Width 15.8 m

Weights: Max Weight 5,885 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 9 mps (18 kt), Max Range 8,400 km (4,536 nm), Top Speed 17 mps (32 kt)

Power: Power 54,400 shp

News
Italy and France Launch First Phase of Newest European Warship Program

Operators

France / 2

Ships

D610 Tourville

Commissioning: 1974

D612 De Grasse

Commissioning: 1977

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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