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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Dupleix.

Dupleix was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Navy. She was the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India marquess Joseph François Dupleix. She was decommissioned in 2014.

Service history

Dupleix was constructed by the Brest Arsenal, France, with her keel being laid down on 17 October 1975. The vessel was launched on 2 December 1978 and was commissioned into the French Navy on 13 June 1981.[1] The vessel was named for Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India.[1] The ship was decommissioned in 2014, and taken to Saint-Mandrier, to replace the ex-Rance at the diving school located there.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Dupleix (D 641)" (in French). Ministere des Armėes. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (10 July 2015). "Le point sur la déconstruction des vieilles coques de la marine". meretmarine.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Dupleix_(D641)