FS Dupleix
The Dupleix is a F70 type anti-submarine frigates of the French Marine Nationale. She is the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the XVIIIth Century Gouvernor of Pondichéry and Gouverneur Général of the French possessions in India marquess Joseph Dupleix. There are seven ships in the F70 class : D640 Georges Leygues D641 Dupleix D642 Montcalm D643 Jean de Vienne D644 Primauguet D645 La Motte Picquet D646 Latouche-Tréville One famous eponymous predecessor in the French Navy was the steam corvette Dupleix which took part in the Japanese Revolution. Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "destroyer" for its ships; thusly, some large ships, referred to as "frigates", are registered as destroyers.
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