Triomphant-class submarine
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Triomphant class |
| Builders | DCNS |
| Operators | French Navy |
| Preceded by | Redoutable class |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class |
| Cost | |
| Built | 1986–2010 |
| In commission | 1997–present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ballistic missile 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 kn (46 km/h) |
| 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 |
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The Triomphant class submarine is a ballistic missile submarine class of the French Navy. It consists of four boats that entered service in 1997, 1999, 2004, and 2010. These four superseded the older Redoutable class, and they provide the ocean-based component (the Force océanique stratégique) of France's multi-discipline nuclear deterrent strike force, the Force de dissuasion ('deterrence force'). Their home port is Île Longue, Roadstead of Brest, Western Brittany.