Tourville class destroyer

The MN Tourville (D647) docked at Brest in July 2008.

The Tourville-class is a class of large high-sea (blue water) destroyers of the French Navy specialized in anti-submarine warfare. They have anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.

Between 1994 and 1996, the Tourville, Duguay-Trouin and De Grasse were refitted with the modern SLASM anti-submarine system, and active Very Low Frequency (VLF) sonar.

Specifications

• Type: ASW Destroyer
• Service Period: 1972-2013
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 501 feet 2 inches (152.76 meters)
  • Beam: 51 feet 10 inches (15.8 meters)
  • Draught: 21 feet 8 inches (6.6 meters)
  • Displacement: 5,050 tons (Standard); 6,725 tons (Full Load)
• Crew: 300 (25 officers, 160 non-commissioned officers, 115 men)
• Propulsion: 2 × Rateau steam turbines, double reduction, 4 × multi-tubular boilers, 2 × fixed propellers, 58,000 shp (43,251 kW)
• Range: 4,500 nautical miles at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
• Speed: 32 knots (59.26 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • DRBV 51B surface sentry RDF
  • DRBV 26A air sentry RDF
  • DRBC 32D targeting RDF
  • DRBN 34 navigation RDF x 2
  • DUBV 23 hull ASDIC
  • ETBF DSBV 62C ASDIC
  • DSBX 1 towed ASDIC
  • Syva torpedo alert system
  • SENIT 3 tactical data processing
  • SEAO/OPSMER combat decision-making system
  • HF, UHF, VHF and SHF liaison systems
  • Syracuse 2
  • Inmarsat
  • Link 11
• Countermeasures:
  • ARBB 32 jammer
  • ARBR 16 RDF interceptor
  • Syllex decoy launcher x 2
  • Bubble belt
• Armament:
  • 2 x 100mm/55-caliber Modèle 68 dual purpose naval guns
  • 1 x Crotale EDIR CIWS anti-air missiles (8 missiles on launcher, 16 in magazine)
  • 6 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × L5 Mod 4 torpedo launchers, 10 torpedoes on board
  • 2 x 20mm cannons
  • 4 x 12.7mm machine guns
• Aircraft Carried: 2 x Eurocopter AS.565 Panther

Unit Run

• MN Tourville (D647)
• MN Duguay-Trouin (D648)
• MN De Grasse (D649)