French submarine Duguay-Trouin

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

History
France
Name	Duguay-Trouin
Builder	Naval Group
Laid down	26 June 2009
Launched	9 September 2022
Commissioned	28 July 2023[1]
In service	4 April 2024[2]
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[3]
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[4][5]

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]

References

1. "French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine". navalnews.com. 12 August 2023.
2. 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.
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.
5. Vavasseur, Xavier (8 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program". navy-recognition.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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.