French submarine Le Triomphant (S616)
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Le Triomphant is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy; the submarine is the lead boat of her class commissioned in 1997 with the home port of Île Longue. The vessel carries sixteen strategic missiles, whose launch can only be authorized by the President of France.
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Le Téméraire; sister ship of Le Triomphant | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Le Triomphant |
Cost | €4.282 billion (2010)[1] |
Laid down | 9 June 1989 |
Launched | 26 March 1994 |
Commissioned | 21 March 1997[2] |
Homeport | Île Longue |
Identification | S616 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Triomphant-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 138 m (453 ft)[2] |
Beam | 12.50 m (41.0 ft) |
Draught | 10.60 m (34.8 ft) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2] |
Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
Test depth | Over 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Complement | 110, including 15 officers[3] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | ARUR 13 |
Armament |
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