Dupuy de Lôme (A759)
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3100 t (3600 t full charge) |
| Length: | 101,75 metres |
| Width: | 15,85 metres |
| Beam: | 4,9 metres |
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| Propulsion: | 2 Mak 9M25 diesels |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Range: | 6300 km |
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| Armament: | 2 x 12.7mm M-2 HB Browing machine guns |
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| Radars | 2 DRBN38A navigation radars |
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| Satellite transmission | |
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The Dupuy de Lôme (A759), named after the 19th century engineer Dupuy de Lôme, is a signal and communication intelligence ship that entered the service of the French Navy in April 2006. By opposition to the Bougainville, the ship that she will replace, the Dupuy de Lôme was specifically designed for sea intelligence, in the framework of the MINREM project (Moyen Interarmées Naval de recherche ElectroMagnétique).
The Dupuy de Lôme was designed under civilian standards. She will be able to be operational 350 days a year. The ship will be operated by the Navy, with 78 specialists of the Direction du Renseignement Militaire aboard.
