Comte De Grasse (DD 974) - Naval Cruise Book

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- w .-- jij Nfc r oT «»Sfc -Jflk. QB)2 FNS DE GRASSE D-612 ARMAMENT Two 100mm Guns MALAFON ASW Rocket Thrown Torpedo Two Torpedo Tubes CROTALE SAM System EXOCET Missile System FNS DE GRASSE (D-612) is the third of the TOURVILLE class ASW frigates. She differs from other TOURVILLE class frigates in that the original 100mm gun aft has been replaced by the CROTALE surface-to-air missile system. DE GRASSE was built by D.C.A.N. in Lorient, France. Like her American counterpart, DE GRASSE ' s primary mission is Anti-Submarine Warfare. She has a bow- mounted sonar, as well as a variable depth sonar aft which can be lowered from the fantail. She is a twin screw ship powered by steam driven turbines and is capa- ble of speeds in excess of 32 knots. DE GRASSE carries two W.G. 13 Domine Responde Pro Me LYNX ASW Helicopters which can be armed with air dropped ASW torpedoes or AS- 12 Anti- Surface wire -guided missiles. DE GRASSE possesses a Tacti- cal Date System -identical in many ways to that found on American Warships — and which allows DE GRASSE to link with other simi- larly equipped vessels making the exchange and processing of urgent battle information between war- ship Commanders practically in- stantaneous. In sum the two DE GRASSES are remarkably similar in armament and missions. STATISTICS Length . . . 152.5 M Beam . . . 15.3 M Keel depth ... 4.5 M Displacement . . . 5800 Tons Max Power . . . 57,300 SHP Max Speed ... 32 KTS Complement . . . 332 Commissioned 30 November 1974.

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