Tourville-class frigate

	De Grasse
Class overview
Name	Tourville class
Builders	Arsenal de Lorient
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Aconit
Succeeded by	Georges Leygues class
Built	1970–1977
In commission	1974–2013
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Frigate
Displacement	4,580 t (4,510 long tons) (standard); 5,745 t (5,654 long tons) full load;
Length	152.8 m (501 ft 4 in)
Beam	15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers; 54,400 shp (55,155 PS; 40,566 kW);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	282
Sensors &; processing systems	DRBV 51B search radar; DRBV 26A early-warning radar; DRBC 32D fire-control radar; DUBV 23 hull-mounted sonar; DUBV 43 variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	6 × single Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; 2 × single L5 torpedo launchers; 2 or 3 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns; 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) autocannon; 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar

The F67 type, also known as the Tourville class, consisted of three guided-missile frigates built for the French Navy during the 1970s. They were designed as convoy escorts during the Cold War.

Class overview
De Grasse
Name	Tourville class
Builders	Arsenal de Lorient
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Aconit
Succeeded by	Georges Leygues class
Built	1970–1977
In commission	1974–2013
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Frigate
Displacement	4,580 t (4,510 long tons) (standard) 5,745 t (5,654 long tons) full load
Length	152.8 m (501 ft 4 in)
Beam	15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers 54,400 shp (55,155 PS; 40,566 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	282
Sensors & processing systems	DRBV 51B search radar DRBV 26A early-warning radar DRBC 32D fire-control radar DUBV 23 hull-mounted sonar DUBV 43 variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Syllex chaff launchers
Armament	6 × single Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles 2 × single L5 torpedo launchers 2 or 3 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) autocannon 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar