''Primauguet'' was a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French '' Marine Nationale''. She was the sixth French vessel named after the 15th century captain

Hervé de Portzmoguer Hervé de Portzmoguer (c1470–1512), known as "Primauguet", was a Breton people, Breton naval commander, renowned for his raids on the English and his death in the Battle of St. Mathieu. Raids Portzmoguer participated in armed convoys, protecting ...

. She was one of the seven anti-submarine frigates made of the same class as the

french frigate Latouche-Tréville ''Latouche-Tréville'' was a F70 type anti-submarine destroyer of the French Navy '' (Marine Nationale)''. The French Navy does not use the term " destroyer" for its ships. Thus, some large ships, referred to as "frégates" in French, are reg ...

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/equipements/batiments-de-combat/fregates/asm-type-f70/primauguet-d-644 . She was decommissioned in April 2019. Note: The French navy doesn't use the term "

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

" for its ships; hence some large ships, referred to as " frigates", are registered as destroyers.

Citations

References

* Baker, A.D. ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999''. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. .

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