For other ships of the same name, see French ship Le Terrible.
| French submarine Le Terrible (S619) | |
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S619.Le Terrible.wmt.jpg Le Terrible surfaced at Brest | |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Le Terrible |
| 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: | Triomphant-class submarine |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Beam: | 12.50 m (41.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 10.60 m (34.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Test depth: | Over 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Complement: |
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| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | ARUR 13 |
| Armament: | |
Le Terrible is a Triomphant-class strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. The boat was launched on 21 March 2008 [3]
On 27 January 2010, at 9h25, Le Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater, in Audierne Bay.[4] The missile reached its target 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off North Carolina; the 4,500-kilometre (2,800 mi) flight took about 20 minutes.[5]
The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with the 16 M51 missiles.[2] Terrible is fitted with a new SYCOBS combat system (SYstem de COmbat Barracuda-SSBN) which will also be installed on the new Barracuda class SSNs.[6][7]
In July 2017 French president Macron visited the submarine in the Atlantic and took part in a simulated missile launch.[8]
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Sources and references[]
- ↑ "French Audit Report Reveals Weapon Prices, A400M Details". 18 February 2010. http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/feature/112431/french-auditor-reveals-weapon-prices%2C-a400m-details.html. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Terrible entre en service actif". Ministry of Defense (France). 1 October 2010. http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/a-la-une/le-terrible-entre-en-service-actif. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins Le Terrible". 2010. http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/terribl2/index.htm. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
- ↑ Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
- ↑ http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/23713/thales-sonar-for-new-french-ssbn-(aug.-5).html
- ↑ http://noticiarionaval.blogspot.hr/2008/03/un-nouveau-sous-marin-gant-sort-des.html
- ↑ "Emmanuel Macron aboard France's nuclear submarine". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40502027. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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