French submarine Tourville

History
France
NameTourville
NamesakeAnne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville
BuilderNaval Group
Laid down28 June 2011
Launched12 July 2024
Commissioned16 November 2024
General characteristics
Class and typeSuffren-class submarine
Displacement
  • 4,650 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[1]
Complement65 crew
Armament

Tourville (S637) is a French nuclear attack submarine (SNA).[4] After the Suffren and Duguay-Trouin, it is the third of six Suffren-class submarines in the Barracuda program, the French Navy's second-generation nuclear attack submarine. Like several French naval ships before her, she is named after Vice-Admiral and Marshal of France Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville.[5]

Construction began on 28 June 2011, at Cherbourg.[5] She first set sail in July 2024.[4] A few weeks later, on 11 September, the Red crew of the new submarine was formed at a ceremony at Fort Saint-Louis, Toulon. Just over two weeks after her departure, Tourville returned to Cherbourg for a technical intervention to apply a few corrective measures.[6] The submarine was delivered to the navy and entered active service on 16 November 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class". Defense Industry Daily. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (8 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program". navy-recognition.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Vavasseur, Xavier (13 July 2024). "France's 3rd Barracuda Type Submarine Begins Alpha Trials". Naval News. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Le troisième SNA du type Barracuda s'appellera Tourville | Mer et Marine". www.meretmarine.com (in French). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Le SNA Tourville revient à Cherbourg pour une intervention technique | Mer et Marine". www.meretmarine.com (in French). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (19 November 2024). "Naval Group livre le Tourville, troisième des six nouveaux SNA de la classe Suffren". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2024.