![]() Dupleix (foreground) underway in the Arabian Sea on 25 March 2007 with USS Preble (background)
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Name | Dupleix |
Namesake | Joseph François Dupleix |
Builder | Brest Arsenal, France |
Laid down | 17 October 1975 |
Launched | 2 December 1978 |
Commissioned | 13 June 1981 |
Decommissioned | July 2015 |
Identification | MMSI number: 228723000 |
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Class and type | Georges Leygues-class frigate |
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Length | 139 m (456 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Height | 39.36 m (129 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
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Dupleix was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Navy. She was the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India marquess Joseph François Dupleix. She was decommissioned in 2014.
Service history
[edit]Dupleix was constructed by the Brest Arsenal, France, with her keel being laid down on 17 October 1975. The vessel was launched on 2 December 1978 and was commissioned into the French Navy on 13 June 1981.[1] The vessel was named for Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India.[1] The ship was decommissioned in 2014, and taken to Saint-Mandrier, to replace the ex-Rance at the diving school located there.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (10 July 2015). "Le point sur la déconstruction des vieilles coques de la marine". meretmarine.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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