For other ships with the same name, see French ship Suffren.
Suffren at Cape Brun off Toulon on 26 July 2020
History
France
Name
Suffren
Namesake
Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren
Builder
Naval Group
Laid down
19 December 2007
Launched
1 August 2019
Commissioned
6 November 2020[1]
In service
3 June 2022[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]
Suffren (Q284/S635)[6] is a French nuclear attack submarine. It is the lead ship of the Suffren class, stemming from the Barracuda programme. The vessel was laid down on 19 December 2007 and launched on 1 August 2019 at Cherbourg. It was commissioned on 6 November 2020;[7] while full operational service had originally been anticipated in 2021, this was pushed back into 2022 after further testing/trials by the French Navy.[8] Pursuant to testing the submarine was then declared fully operational on 3 June 2022.[9]
^"New Suffren Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine officially commissioned by French Navy".
^"Le SNA Suffren admis au service actif". 3 June 2022.
^"France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class". Defense Industry Daily. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^"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.
^Vavasseur, Xavier (8 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program". navy-recognition.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^Vavasseur, Xavier (27 November 2021). "Naval Group Rolls Out 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine". Naval News. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^"New Suffren Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine officially commissioned by French Navy".
^Groizeleau, Vincent (7 January 2022). "Le Suffren dans l'attente de son admission au service actif". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^"French Navy's 1st Suffren-Class Nuclear Powered Submarine Enters Service". Naval News. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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