Heller 81013 French frigate "Surcouf"

Surcouf (D621) is a French T-47 class destroyer. The keel for this unit was laid in 1951, it was launched in October 1953, and it was commissioned for service in the French Marine Nationale in 1955. Full displacement of the T-47 class units was 3,740 tons, length - 128.6 m, and width 12.7 meters. The maximum speed was up to 34 knots. The T-47 ships were armed with: 6 127 mm guns, 6 57 mm guns and 550 mm torpedo tubes.

Surcouf (D621) was the first of a dozen destroyers of the T-47 class. Units of this type were the first French destroyers built after the end of World War II. They were based on the Le Hardi ships from the late 1930s, but they were larger than them and had more universal armament. T-47 units were intended primarily as escort units, intended for operations in larger teams. Surcouf (D621) was built at the Lorient shipyard and, after entering service, was based in Toulon on the Mediterranean Sea. The unit took part in the so-called Operation Musketeer, related to operations in the Suez Canal area during the Suez Crisis in 1956. In the early 1960s, Surcouf was converted into a flotilla leader, which entailed the expansion of command rooms and a reduction in artillery weapons. The Surcouf (D621) was decommissioned in 1972.