Duguay-Trouin was a F67 type frigate built for the French Marine Nationale during the Cold War.
The F67s specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though they also had anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.
She was the 10th French vessel named after the 17th century privateer René Duguay-Trouin.
Duguary-Trouin was laid down on 26 February 1971 at the Arsenal de Lorient, launched on 1 June 1973 and commissioned on 17 September 1975.
On 3 July 2020, the vessel arrived at the breakers in Ghent, Belgium.