Builders:
C : Cherbourg Naval Dockyard, Cherbourg, France
Dimensions:
420' x 35' x 33' / 128.00m x 10.66m x 10.05m
Displacement:
8000 tons surfaced / 9000 tons dived
Complement:
135
Armament:
4 x 21" bow torpedo tubes
16 x M4 SLBM
Up to 18 torpedoes could be carried, either L5 or F17 models. In addition, one SM39 Exocet SLCM could be
carried per torpedo space.
Powerplant:
One GWC PAR K15 nuclear reactor with two turbo generators and one Jeumont Schneider main motor producing
16000hp on one shaft. One SEMT-Pielstick 8PA4 diesel generator was also fitted producing 850kW..
Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 25kts dived.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
DRUA-33 surface search
Sonar:
DSUX-23 passive conformal array
DUUX-2 passive array
DUSV-61 towed array
Other:
DLT D3 FC torpedo fire control
TUUM HF/LF underwater telephone
Thomson ARUR ESM warning
Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 985'.