Name Dupleix Laid down 17 October 1975 Decommissioned July 2015 Launched 2 December 1978 Weight 3,550 tons | Builder Brest arsenal Commissioned 13 June 1981 Construction started 17 October 1975 Length 139 m | |
Class and type Georges Leygues-class frigate | ||
Dupleix is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Gouverneur Général of the French possessions in India marquess Joseph François Dupleix.
Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.
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