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Le Triomphant Class
| Name |
Builders |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
| S617 Le Temeraire |
C |
N/A |
1997 |
1999 |
| S616 Le Triomphant |
C |
N/A |
13th July 1993 |
September 1996 |
| S618 Le Vigilant |
C |
N/A |
2001 |
2004 |
| S619 'Unnamed' |
C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Builders:
C : Cherbourg Naval Dockyard, Cherbourg, France
Dimensions:
452' 9" x 41' x 41' / 138.04m x 12.49m x 12.49m
Displacement:
12640 tons surfaced / 14120 tons dived
Complement:
110
Armament:
4 x 21" bow torpedo tubes
16 x M45 SLBM
Up to 12 L5 torpedoes can be carried. In addition, one SM39 Exocet SLCM can be carried per torpedo
space.
Powerplant:
One GWC PAR K15 nuclear reactor with one steam turbine producing 41500shp on one shaft. One
SEMT-Pielstick PA4V 200SM diesel generator is also fitted.
Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 25kts dived.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Dassault I-band air/surface search
Sonar:
DMUX-80 bow array
DSUV-23 towed array
Other:
DLT D3 FC torpedo fire control
TUUM HF/LF underwater telephone
Thomson ARUR ESM warning
Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 985'.