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Georges Leygues Class (Type F-70) Destroyers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
456' |
Engines: |
2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines (CODOG) |
Beam: |
49' 2" |
2 SEMT-Pielstick 280 diesels |
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Draft: |
19' 5" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,880 std. / 4,830 full (a) |
HP: |
52,000 (turbines) 10,720 (diesels) |
Speed: |
30 knots (turbines) 21 knots (diesels) |
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Crew: |
210-250 |
Range: |
1,000 NM @ 30 knots 10,000 NM @ 15 knots |
Construction notes: |
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(a): |
D-641-643: 3,881 std. / 4,500 full. D-644-646: 4,010 std. / 4,910 full. |
Armament
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Notes
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1 |
3.9"/55 (100mm) CADAM DP Model 1968 main gun |
single turret |
mounted on all in class |
4 |
MM-38 Exocet SSM |
single cell launchers |
D-640 and D-641 |
8 |
MM-40 Exocet SSM |
single cell launchers |
D-642-D-646 |
1 |
Crotale EDIR SAM system |
1 octuple launcher 26 missiles |
mounted on all in class |
2 |
Sadral SAM systems |
2 six cell launchers 39 missiles |
D-641-D-643 only |
2 |
Simbad SAM systems |
2 twin cell launchers |
D-645 only |
2 |
20mm/70 AA |
single mounts |
D-641, D-644-D-646 |
2 |
30mm/70 AA |
single mounts |
D-641-D-643 only |
2 |
12.7mm MG |
single mounts |
mounted on all in class |
2 |
21" torpedo tubes |
2 single KD-53E launchers |
mounted on all in class |
1-2 |
Lynx Helicopters |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Georges Leygues D-640 |
Direction des Constructions |
Dec. 17, 1976 |
Dec. 10, 1979 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Toulon, France. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Dupleix D-641 |
Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
Dec. 2, 1978 |
June 16, 1981 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Toulon, France. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Montcalm D-642 |
Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
May 31, 1980 |
May 28, 1982 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Toulon, France. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Jean de Vienne D-643 |
Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
Nov. 17, 1981 |
May 25, 1984 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Toulon, France. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Primauguet D-644 |
Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
Mar. 17, 1984 |
Nov. 5, 1986 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Toulon, France. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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La Motte-Picquet D-645 |
Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
Feb. 6, 1985 |
Feb. 18, 1988 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Brest, France |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCN) Brest, France |
Mar. 19, 1988 |
July 16, 1990 |
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Fate |
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Active in commission. (as of 2008)
Homeport: Brest, France |
Page published Sept. 14, 2008 |