Heller 81039 De Grasse

De Grasse (C610) is a French anti-aircraft cruiser from the Cold War era. The keel for this unit was laid in 1939, the launch took place in September 1946, and it was commissioned for service in the French Marine Nationale in 1956. The full displacement of the ship at the time of launching was about 10,200 tons, length - 188 m, and width 18.6 meters. The maximum speed was up to 33-34 knots. At the time of launch, De Grasse was armed with: 16 127 mm guns and 20 57 mm anti-aircraft guns.

De Grasse (C610) was originally built as a La Gallisoniere-class light cruiser. However, when France lost in the 1940 campaign, it was about 30% exhausted. Interestingly, the Mute did not scrap the unit, but they planned to convert it into a light aircraft carrier, but nothing came of it. After 1945, the ship was completed by French forces, but it was decided to radically change its purpose - to an anti-aircraft cruiser, which required quite a lot of interference in the design of the unit. De Grasse (C610) was thoroughly modernized in the years 1959-1961, and therefore shortly after entering service, and in 1965 it was converted into a command ship for French nuclear tests. In this role, De Grasse (C610) participated in six tests in the Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. In 1973 the unit was placed in reserve and shortly afterwards it was scrapped.