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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Le Terrible.
Terrible surfaced at Brest
History
France
NameTerrible
Cost€3.1 billion (2010)[1]
Laid down24 October 2000
Launched21 March 2008
Commissioned20 September 2010 [2]
HomeportÎle Longue
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 12 640 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 14 335 t (submerged)
Length138 m (453 ft)
Beam12.50 m (41.0 ft)
Draught10.60 m (34.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW (200,000 hp)), turboreductor system, Pump-jet
  • 2 SEMT Pielstick diesels-alternators 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries.
  • 30,500 kW (40,900 hp)
Speedover 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
RangeUnlimited distance; 20–25 years
Test depthOver 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 96 men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sonar DMUX 80
  • Sonar DUUX 5
  • Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency
  • Racal Decca radar (navigation)
  • SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARUR 13
Armament
  • Nuclear : 16 M51 SLBM missiles with TN 75 warheads
  • Anti-submarine : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) tubes for F17 torpedoes
  • Anti-surface : Exocet SM39

Terrible is a Template:Sclass- strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. She was launched on 21 March 2008 [3]

On 27 January 2010, at 9h25, Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater, in Audierne Bay.[4] The missile reached its target 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off North Carolina; the 4,500-kilometre (2,800 mi) flight took about 20 minutes.[5]

The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with the 16 M51 missiles.[2] Terrible is fitted with a new SYCOBS combat system (SYstem de COmbat Barracuda-SSBN) which will also be installed on the new Barracuda class SSNs.[6][7]

Sources and references

  1. ^ "French Audit Report Reveals Weapon Prices, A400M Details". defence-aerospace.com. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Le Terrible entre en service actif". Ministry of Defense (France). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins Le Terrible". netmarine.net. 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
  5. ^ Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
  6. ^ http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/23713/thales-sonar-for-new-french-ssbn-(aug.-5).html
  7. ^ http://noticiarionaval.blogspot.hr/2008/03/un-nouveau-sous-marin-gant-sort-des.html



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