Name Duquesne Builder Lorient arsenal Commissioned 1 April 1970 Length 158 m Launched 12 February 1966 Draft 7.25 m | Namesake Abraham Duquesne Laid down November 1964 Out of service 2008 Construction started November 1964 Weight 5,335 tons Beam 16 m | |
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Duquesne is a Suffren-class frigate of the French Navy. The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers. She is designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide firepower against land objectives. She is the sister-ship of Suffren. She is the eighth French vessel named after the 17th century admiral Abraham Duquesne. Her weapon systems bear names of battles to which Duquesne took part: Messine (turret n°1), Palerme (turret n°2), Alicuri (Malafon launcher), Agosta (Masurca launcher) and Stromboli (MM38 launcher).
Duquesne was decommissioned in 2008, but has been retained for use as a training ship.