MilitaryFrench ship Dupuy de Lôme (A759)
Auxiliary Shipconfirmed
Dupuy de Lôme (A759), named after the 19th century engineer Henri Dupuy de Lôme, is a ship designed for the collection of signals and communications beyond enemy lines, which entered the service of the French Navy in April 2006. In contrast to Bougainville, the ship that she replaced, Dupuy de Lôme was specifically designed for sea intelligence, pursuant to the MINREM project (Moyen Interarmées Naval de Recherche ElectroMagnétique, "Joint Naval Resources for Electromagnetic Research").
Specifications
| Type | Auxiliary Ship |
| Manufacturer | Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl |
| Introduced | 2006 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 101.75 m |
| Speed | 16 kn |
| Range | 6,300 km |
| Crew | 8 |
| Displacement | 3,600 t |
| Main armament | 2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browing machine guns |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| France | — | confirmed |
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