Duquesne (D 603)

Duquesne (D 603)

The "Duquesne" anti-air frigate is a large vessel of the French Navy, designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide fire power against land objectives. She is the sister-ship of the "Suffren". She is the eighth French vessel named after the 17th century admiral Abraham Duquesne. Her weapon systems bear names of battles to which Duquesne took part: "Messine" (turret n°1), "Palerme" (turret n°2), "Alicuri" (Mafalon launcher), "Agosta" (Masurca launcher) and "Stromboli" (MM38 launcher).

Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.

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