French submarine Duguay-Trouin

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duguay-Trouin.

History
France
NameDuguay-Trouin
BuilderNaval Group
Laid down26 June 2009
Launched9 September 2022
Commissioned28 July 2023[1]
In service4 April 2024[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeSuffren-class submarine
Displacement
  • 4,765 t surfaced
  • 5,300 t submerged
Length99.5 m (326 ft 5 in)
Beam8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draught7.3 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
RangeUnlimited
Endurance70 days of food[3]
Complement
  • 12 officers
  • 48 petty officers
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Hull and flank sonar Thales UMS-3000
  • SYCOBS
  • SEACLEAR
  • Velox-M8
Armament

Duguay-Trouin (S636) is a French nuclear attack submarine and the second boat of the Suffren 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]

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  3. ^ "France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class". Defense Industry Daily. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
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  6. ^ Tringham, Kate (6 June 2022). "French Navy commissions first Barracuda submarine". Janes. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.