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French destroyer Surcouf
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Surcouf.
Surcouf was a T 47-class destroyer of the French Navy. She was the fourth French ship named in honour of privateer and slave trader Robert Surcouf.
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![]() Surcouf in 1970, a few months before her accident. The forward 57 mm turret and the aft torpedo launchers had made way for an enlarged bridge and staff housing quarters when she was transformed into a flotilla leader ship. | |
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Name | Surcouf |
Namesake | Robert Surcouf |
Laid down | February 1951 |
Launched | 3 October 1953 |
Commissioned | 1955 |
Decommissioned | 5 May 1972 |
Homeport | Brest and later Toulon |
Identification | D621 |
Fate | Sunk as target |
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Class and type | T 47-class destroyer |
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Length | 128.62 m (422.0 ft) |
Beam | 12.7 m (42 ft) |
Draught | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
Installed power | 63,000 shp (47,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 kn (63 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
Complement | 347 |
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