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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Suffren-class frigate
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · COLD WAR
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Ship Typefrigate
- Builder / ShipyardArsenal de Brest, Arsenal de Lorient
- Commissioned1967
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement5,335 t
- Full Load Displacement5,335 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)157.6 m
- Beam15.54 m
- Draft7.4 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement355
- Officers23
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 boilers, 4 geared turbines, 2 propellers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power54,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34 kn
- Range5,100
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 100 mm Modèle 1953 (later Modèle 1964)
- Main Gun Calibre100 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns4 × 20 mm cannons, 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
⬢Missile Armament6MOD.6
- Anti-Ship Missiles48 × Masurca SAM, 4 × MM38 Exocet AShM, 13 × Malafon ASW missiles
- Surface-to-Air MissilesMasurca
- SAM Maximum Range30 km
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search RadarDRBI 23
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarDRBV 15
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy Launchers2 × Sagaie
▣Survivability1MOD.1
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Retired2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1967Production started
59
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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