Suffren vs Tourville
Overview
The Suffren and the Tourville are both Frigate classes.
Displacement is 5,335 tons for the Suffren vs 5,745 tons for the Tourville. The Suffren reaches 34 knots vs 32 knots for the Tourville. Operational range is 5,100 nautical miles for the Suffren vs 5,000 for the Tourville. The Suffren carries a crew of 355 vs 292 for the Tourville.
The Suffren was produced in 2 units vs 3 for the Tourville. The Suffren was commissioned in 1967, 7 years before the Tourville (1974).
| French Suffren-class guided-missile frigate (D602), in service 1967-2001, armed with Masurca SAMs plus Exocet and Malafon missiles; sister ship of Duquesne. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Frigate |
| Type | Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal de Lorient |
| Year introduced | 1967 |
| Number built | 2 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Displacement | 5,335 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 34.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 5,100 nm at 18 knots ◉ |
| Length | 157.6 m ◉ |
| Beam | 15.5 m ◉ |
| Crew | 355 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 4 x boilers, 2 sets Rateau double-reduction geared steam turbines, 72,500 shp (54 MW), 2 propellers |
| Armament |
Twin launcher for 48 x Masurca surface-to-air missiles; 4 x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (fitted 1977-1979); Malafon anti-submarine missile system (13 missiles); 4 x launchers for L5 anti-submarine torpedoes (10 carried); 2 x 100 mm Modele 1953/1964 guns; 4 x 20 mm cannons |
| Displacement | 5,745 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 32.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 5,000 nm at 18 knots ◉ |
| Length | 152.8 m ◉ |
| Beam | 15.3 m ◉ |
| Crew | 292 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 steam turbines; 4 water-tube boilers; 54,400 shp |
| Armament |
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