Recently, the French Navy officially started the dismantling of warships, the first of which was the destroyer "Suflon", and the news was confirmed by the command of the Atlantic Military District of the French Navy. It is reported that a total of eight warships were involved in the dismantling operation by France.
It is understood that the destroyer "Suffron" has a maximum displacement of 6,700 tons, and is responsible for air and underwater combat missions against the enemy, providing escort services for aircraft carrier travels. The ship is equipped with advanced advanced systems, fully automatic control systems and search systems, etc., with superior speed and other performance characteristics, and is good at performing ocean-going cruising missions.
From the perspective of system configuration, the destroyer is equipped with multiple sets of radar and sonar, such as fire control radar, navigation radar and senit system, etc., which respectively undertake different tasks such as target detection. Externally, the ship has a very special shape, which is the radome located behind the bridge, which is large and impressive.
Judging by the firepower, the ship was installed with 12The 7 mm machine gun, with a 100 mm main gun and the Masuka anti-aircraft missile, can undertake anti-submarine, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missions, and has outstanding comprehensive combat performance.
In 1967, the destroyer "Suflon" entered service and remained until its official decommissioning in 2001. Later, the ship was transferred to the Vaal River to serve as a breakwater, where it still functioned. However, due to the long-term impact of the storm, the ship had to be moved further.
At present, France is stepping up the dismantling of the "Suflon", first by dismantling the internal wiring and toxic substances one after another, and finally by cutting the steel plates. It is reported that the above tasks will be completed in Bordeaux in four years.
In the eyes of the maritime administration of the Grand Port of Bordeaux, this dismantling work is a "big project", and after all the dismantling is completed, it will get 250,000 tons of scrap steel. It is worth noting that the warships that were decommissioned earlier were disposed of by "sea burial", but later they were dismantled and disposed of due to environmental protection and other factors. Through dismantling, France will concentrate on disposing of harmful substances such as asbestos and earnestly fulfill its environmental responsibility, which is a good example Xi for other countries and is worth learning from!
Of course, France's move is also due to the development of science and technology, which has completely changed the fate of the retired **, and will not be abandoned at will.