Sea Weapons

Ballistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear (1997)

Triomphant class

Preceded by:

Le Redoutable (1971)

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassTriomphant
TypeBallistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear
Year1997
Crew111
Dimensions
Length138 m
Beam12.5 m
Draught12.5 m
Displacement
Empty12,700 t
Surfaced
Submerged
Performance
Speed46 km/h
RangeUnlimited
Machinery
Shafts1
Turbines1 x Turbo-electric
hp
41500
Boilers1 x Type K15
FuelNuclear
Armament
Torpedo tubes2x2 x (533-mm)
AA WeaponsSM39 Exocet (12)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarDRUA 33
SonarDMUX 80
DUUX 5
DSUV 62
Production
Built4
Total4

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Triomphant S616 Arsenal de Cherbourg09/06/198926/03/199421/03/1997-Active
Téméraire S617 Arsenal de Cherbourg18/12/199321/01/199823/12/1999-Active
Vigilant S618 DCN01/199619/09/200326/11/2004-Active
Terrible S619 DCNS24/10/200021/03/200820/09/2010-Active