Tourville: Bulgarians told to embark at Benghazi

French frigate last seen at Valletta, Malta

Another option [ for Bulgarians in Libya] is to sign up for the French battle frigate Tourville from the port of Benghazi. For that, nationals have to contact the Consulate of Sweden in Benghazi, with details as follows:

Person of contact: Anders Nilsson. Phone: +218 61 222 51 16, 223 04 30, 223 79 02, Fax: +218 61 222 52 29, 222 22 99, Email: sweconlibya@yahoo.com, address: Consulate of Sweden, 4, El Arish Street, Feuhat El Gharbia, Benghazi.

Tourville (D 610) is a F67 type large high-sea frigate of the French Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.

Class and type: Tourville class frigate
Displacement: 4580 tonnes (6100 tonnes fully loaded)
Length: 152.75 m
Beam: 15.80 m
Draught: 6.60 m
Propulsion:

2 Rateau steam turbines, double reduction
4 multitubular boilers
Fuel: Gazoil
Propellers : 2 fixed propellers
Power : 58000 hp (42630 kW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range:

1900 nautical miles (3500 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
4500 nautical miles (8300 km) and 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement:

24 officers
160 non-commissioned officers
115 men
Sensors and
processing systems:

Detection

* 1 DRBV 51B surface sentry radar
* 1 DRBV 26A air sentry radar
* 1 DRBC 32D targeting radar
* 2 DRBN 34 navigation radars
* 1 DUBV 23 hull sonar
* 1 ETBF DSBV 62C sonar
* 1 DSBX 1 tugged sonar
* 1 Syva torpedo alert system

Tactical information

* SENIT 3
* SEAO/OPSMER

Transmissions

* HF, UHF, VHF and SHF liaison systems
* Syracuse 2
* Inmarsat
* Link 11

Electronic warfare
and decoys:

1 ARBB 32 jammer
1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor
2 Syllex decoy launchers
bubble belt
Armament:

Anti-ship;

* 6 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles

Anti-submarine;

* 2 × L5 torpedo launchers, 10 torpedoes on board (L5 mod 4)

Guns;

* 2 × 100 mm turrets (1968 model)
* 2 × 20 mm cannons
* 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns

CIWS;

* 1 x Crotale EDIR CIWS anti-air missiles (8 missiles on launcher, 16 in magazine)

Aircraft carried:

* 2 x Lynx WG13 anti-ship helicopter