French submarine Duguay-Trouin

History
France
Name	Duguay-Trouin
Builder	Naval Group
Laid down	26 June 2009
Launched	9 September 2022
Commissioned	28 July 2023
In service	4 April 2024
General characteristics
Class and type	Suffren-class submarine
Displacement	4,765 t surfaced; 5,300 t submerged;
Length	99.5 m (326 ft 5 in)
Beam	8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	K15 nuclear reactor, 150 MW (200,000 hp); 2 x Turbo-generator groups: 10 MW (13,000 hp) each; 2 x emergency diesel generators 480 kW (640 hp) each; 1 x pump-jet electrically driven;
Speed	>25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph), submerged; 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph), surfaced;
Range	Unlimited
Endurance	70 days of food
Complement	12 officers; 48 petty officers;
Sensors and ; processing systems	Hull and flank sonar Thales UMS-3000; SYCOBS; SEACLEAR; Velox-M8;
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) tubes; 20 storage racks, including; MdCN cruise missiles; Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles; F21 Artemis heavy torpedoes; FG29 mines;

Duguay-Trouin (S636) is a French nuclear attack submarine and the second boat of the Barracuda class. The vessel was laid down on 26 June 2009^[6] and launched on 9 September 2022^[7]^[8] at Cherbourg. It was commissioned on 28 July 2023.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine". navalnews.com. 12 August 2023.
^ Lagneau, Laurent (4 April 2024). "Le sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque Duguay-Trouin a officiellement été admis au service actif". Zone Militaire (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class". Defense Industry Daily. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "Nouvelle génération de torpille lourde pour la Marine nationale : la F21" (PDF). Naval Group. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
^ Vavasseur, Xavier (8 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program". navy-recognition.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ Tringham, Kate (6 June 2022). "French Navy commissions first Barracuda submarine". Janes. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ Groizeleau, Vincent (4 October 2022). "Cherbourg : Mise en route de la chaufferie nucléaire du second SNA du type Suffren". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ Marchand, Chrismäel (8 September 2022). "Cherbourg. Le Duguay-Trouin, 2e sous-marin Barracuda, sera livré avec du retard". La Presse de la Manche (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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