French submarine Terrible (S619)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Le Terrible.
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Career (France)
Cost: €3.1 billion (2010)[1]
Laid down: 24 October 2000
Launched: 21 March 2008
Commissioned: 20 September 2010 [2]
Homeport: Île Longue
General characteristics
Class & type: SNLE-NG
Displacement:

12 640 tonnes (surfaced)

14 335 t (submerged)
Length: 138 m
Beam: 12.50 m
Draught: 10.60 m
Propulsion:

Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW), turboreductor system, Pump-jet
2 SEMT Pielstick diesels-alternators 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW) auxiliaries.

30 500 kW
Speed: over 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Test depth: Over 400 metres
Complement: 15 officers
96 men
Sensors and
processing systems:

Sonar DMUX 80
Sonar DUUX 5
Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency
Racal Decca radar (navigation)

SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 ARUR 13
Armament:

Nuclear : 16 M51 SLBM missiles with TN 75 warheads
Anti-submarine : 4 x 533 mm tubes for F17 torpedoes

Anti-surface : Exocet SM39

Le Terrible is a Triomphant class strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. She was launched on 21 March 2008 [3]

On 27 January 2010, at 9h25, Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater, in Audierne Bay.[4] The missile reached its target 2000 kilometres off North Carolina; the 4500 kilometre flight took about 20 minutes.[5]

The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with the M51 missile.[2]

Sources and references

  1. ^ http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/feature/112431/french-auditor-reveals-weapon-prices%2C-a400m-details.html
  2. ^ a b "Le Terrible entre en service actif". Ministry of Defense (France). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  3. ^ SNLE-NG Le Terrible, netmarine.net
  4. ^ Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
  5. ^ Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
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