''Dupleix'' was a F70 type

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of the

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. She was the fourth French vessel (beside also two French commercial ships) named after the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India

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Joseph François Dupleix Joseph Marquis Dupleix (23 January 1697 – 10 November 1763) was Governor-General of French India and rival of Robert Clive. Biography Dupleix was born in Landrecies, on January 23, 1697. His father, François Dupleix, a wealthy ''fermier gé ...

. She was decommissioned in 2014.

Service history

''Dupleix'' was constructed by the

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, France, with her

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being

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on 17 October 1975. The vessel was launched on 2 December 1978 and was commissioned into the

on 13 June 1981. The vessel was named for

, the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and Governor-General of the French possessions in India. The ship was decommissioned in 2014, and taken to Saint-Mandrier, to replace the ex-''Rance'' at the diving school located there.

Citations

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