Between 1994 and 1996, De Grasse and her sisterTourville were refitted with the modern SLAMS anti-submarine system, an active Very Low Frequencies sonar.
In April 2006, De Grasse lost her towed sonar array during an exercise in heavy seas. The incident was reported by the Canard Enchaîné; an investigation was launched to ascertain responsibilities for the loss of the 3 million euro worth sonar array. Meanwhile, the spare sonar of the decommissioned Duguay-Trouin was fitted on De Grasse.
De Grasse was decommissioned on 5 May 2013 and is now moored in the Penfeld.
Galleryedit
The frigate De Grasse
Aft of the frigate De Grasse; the towed sonar is clearly visible
The command bridge of De Grasse
The frigate De Grasse, harboured in Portsmouth, for the International Festival of the Sea (25 August 2001).
De Grasse (centre left) in a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea.
Sources and referencesedit
(in French) Frégate De Grasse, netmarine.net
January 01, 1970
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