| Barracuda class nuclear attack submarine | |
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| Class overview | |
| Type: | nuclear attack submarine |
| Name: | Barracuda class |
| Operators: |  French Navy |
| Preceded by: | Rubis |
| Ships in class: | 0 (6 planned) |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4765 t surfaced 5300 t submerged |
| Length: | 99.4 m (326 ft) |
| Beam: | 8,8 m (28.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 7,3 m (24.0 ft) |
| Propulsion and power: |
2 turboreductors groups (10 MW propulsion alternator feeding electric engines) Nuclear reactor K15, 150 MW |
| Speed: | Over 25 knots (46 km/h) 14 knots (26 km/h), surfaced |
| Range: | 10 years (nuclear) 50 days of food |
| Complement: | 8 officers 48 petty officers |
| Armament: | 4 × 533 mm tubes 20 Missiles/torpedoes including : Scalp Naval missilesExocet missiles Black Shark torpedoes |
| Sensors and processing systems: | SYCOBS |
The Barracuda class is a planned nuclear attack submarine class of the French Marine Nationale, designed by government shipbuilder DCN to replace the Rubis class submarines. Barracudas will use technology from the Triomphant class, including pump jet propulsion. They will be fitted with torpedo-tube-launch cruise missiles for long-range strikes against land targets. Their missions will include anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, land attack, intelligence gathering, crisis management and special operations. The Barracuda will use X-shaped stern planes. On 2006-12-22 the French government placed a €7.9 billion order for six Barracuda submarines with DCN and their nuclear powerplants with Areva-Technicatome.[1] According to the DGA “Competition at the subcontractor level will be open to foreign companies for the first time.”[2] The first submarine will be delivered in 2016. Alain Aupetit, DCN's Barracuda programme director, said “The gap between the delivery of boats one and two will be two-and-a-half years.... After that, we will deliver one boat every two years through to the delivery of the last submarine in 2026.” The names have been selected for the Barracuda class. The first submarine will be called Suffren, and will be followed by the Duguay-Trouin, Dupetit-Thouars, Duquesne, Tourville and De Grasse, the order of these five following submarines being subject to change.[3]
References
- ^ "France orders six 'Barracuda' class nuclear-driven submarines", Agence France Presse, 2006-12-22. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
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- ^ Les noms des futurs sous-marins nucléaires français dévoilés 30/05/2007
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