French submarine Le Terrible (S619)
Nuclear submarine in the French Navy
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Le Terrible (French pronunciation: [lə tɛʁibl]) is a Triomphant-class strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. The boat was launched on 21 March 2008 and subsequently commissioned on 20 September 2010.[8]
 Le Terrible surfaced at Brest | |
| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | Le Terrible |
| Namesake | "Terrible" |
| Cost | €3.1 billion (2010)[1] |
| Laid down | 24 October 2000 |
| Launched | 21 March 2008 |
| Commissioned | 20 September 2010[2] |
| Home port | 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 | |
| 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 & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARUR 13 |
| Armament | |
History
On 27 January 2010, Le Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater in Audierne Bay.[9] 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.[10]
The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with 16 M51 missiles.[2] Le 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.[11][12]
In July 2017 French president Emmanuel Macron visited the submarine in the Atlantic and took part in a simulated missile launch.[13]