French submarine Le Terrible (S619)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Le Terrible.
Le Terrible surfaced at Brest
History
France
NameLe Terrible
Namesake"Terrible"
Cost€3.1 billion (2010)
Laid down24 October 2000
Launched21 March 2008
Commissioned20 September 2010
Home portÎle Longue
General characteristics
Class & typeTriomphant-class submarine
Displacement
  • 12,640 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 14,335 t (submerged)
Length138 m (453 ft)
Beam12.50 m (41.0 ft)
Draught10.60 m (34.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW (200,000 hp)), LEU 7%; turboreductor system; Pump-jet
  • 2 SEMT Pielstick diesels-alternators 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries.
  • 30,500 kW (40,900 hp)
Speedover 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
RangeUnlimited distance; 20–25 years
Test depthOver 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 96 men
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Sonar DMUX 80
  • Sonar DUUX 5
  • Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency
  • Racal Decca radar (navigation)
  • SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARUR 13
Armament
  • Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads
  • Anti-submarine : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) tubes for F17 torpedoes
  • Anti-surface : Exocet SM39

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.

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