The
Tourville is a
F67 type large high-sea frigates of the French
Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. She is named after the XVIIth Century admiral
count Anne-Hilarion de Cotentin de Tourville.
Between 1994 and 1996, the
Tourville (and the
De Grasse) was refitted with the modern SLAMS anti-submarine system, an active Very Low Frequencies sonar.
The three ships of the class are
Photographs
Image:Tourville_1.jpg|close-up of the bridge of the Tourville. The rescue crafts are clearly visible, as well as the Exocet launchers and the firing control systems
Image:Tourville_2.jpg|close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible
Image:Tourville_3.jpg|close-up of the bow deck of the Tourville; the 100mm turret is clearly visible
Image:Tourville_4.jpg|The frigate Tourville
Image:Tourville_5.jpg|The frigate Tourville
Image:Frégate tourville.jpg
TourvilleCategory:1973 shipsfr:Tourville (frégate)ja:トゥールヴィル (トゥールヴィル級駆逐艦)nl:Tourville (D 610)pl:Tourville (D 610)