The first metal of Le Triomphant was cut at DCN Cherbourg in October 1986, and the boat's engine was shipped to the boat from DCN Indret five years later. The reactor was built into the vessel in August 1991, with the fore and aft sections being welded on in January and April 1992 respectively. The boat was armed and given a commander in May 1992 and moved from the assembly site to the completion basin in July 1993. The boat's launching in March 1994 was followed by the first dive that June and the trip from DCN Cherbourg to lle Longue that July down the "free route" between Cherbourg and Brest, with a crew of 110 and engineers from DCN Cherbourg. On 4 January 1995, during testing, the boat reached maximum depth for the first time and made the first firing of a ballistic missile the following month. Photographs of the boat were exhibited to the Senate of France from 15 to 23 May 1995. In June, the boat set off back to Cherbourg for Post-Testing Upgrades (Remises A Niveau Après Essais or RANAE), then set off for a second set of trials, making 1,300 hours of test dives in total and a five-week trip. The boat then spent five weeks in maintenance at Cherbourg and during the main weapons tests took on 11 torpedo models, five trial torpedoes and one Exocet SM39 exercise. As a deterrent system, a salvo of 15 models was successfully launched and, in the last round of development, the boat functioned successfully as a missile platform.
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Le Triomphant entered active service in March 1997. On 18 October 2001, the fleet support service notified the DCN that Triomphant was about to take the first period of Unavailability for Maintenance and Repairs (IPER or Indisponibilité pour Entretien et Réparations). The 150 million Euro contract was granted to DCN, with the IPER starting at Ile Longue on 2 April 2002, scheduled for 29 months in all. In this, the boat's first major refit, the missiles and the fuel elements of the nuclear boiler were disembarked. In August 2004 L'Humanité ran a piece with the headline "Pas si Triomphant que ça" reporting that Le Triomphant had suffered a nuclear leak from one of her nuclear warheads by the end of 1997 and from her reactor in 2004, though the FOST downplayed the incidents and stated no radiation had been released since the reactor had been non-operational at the time. Le Triomphant carried out a test flight of a M45 strategic missile on 1 February 2005 in the Atlantic.
Since 1972, patrols by Submarinesforces are conducted 24/7 365/year, embarking each sixteen strategic missiles, which launching can only be authorized by the President of France, and which could destroy 96 targets with an equivalent effect of a hundred times the explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In the night between 3–4 February 2009, Le Triomphantcollided with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Vanguard in the Atlantic.[1][10] Both vessels returned to home bases under their own power, Vanguard to Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde in the Firth of Clyde on 14 February 2009, and Le Triomphant to Île Longue in Brittany, escorted by a frigate as per procedure. The French Navy originally reported that Le Triomphant had "collided with an immersed object (probably a container)". After Vanguard returned to harbour, it was confirmed that the light brief contact collision was in fact with the designated boat.[10]
^ abcdeByers, David; Charles Bremner (February 16, 2009). "British and French nuclear submarines 'crash in Atlantic'". The Times. London. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
^. defence-aerospace.com. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^"AFP: La marine française met un quatrième sous-marin nucléaire en service". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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For other ships with the same name see French ship Le Triomphant This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French submarine Le Triomphant S616 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Le Triomphant is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy the submarine is the lead boat of her class commissioned in 1997 with the home port of Ile Longue The vessel carries sixteen strategic missiles whose launch can only be authorized by the President of France Le Temeraire sister ship of Le TriomphantHistoryFranceNameLe TriomphantCost 4 282 billion 2010 2 Laid down9 June 1989Launched26 March 1994Commissioned21 March 1997 1 HomeportIle LongueIdentificationS616General characteristicsClass and typeTriomphant class submarineDisplacement12 640 tonnes surfaced 3 14 335 t submerged 1 Length138 m 453 ft 1 Beam12 50 m 41 0 ft Draught10 60 m 34 8 ft PropulsionPressurised water K15 nuclear reactor 150 MW 200 000 hp LEU 7 4 turboreductor system Pump jet 2 SEMT Pielstick diesels alternators 8PA4V200 SM 700 kW 940 hp auxiliaries 30 500 kW 40 900 hp 5 Speedover 25 knots 46 km h 29 mph 1 RangeUnlimited distance 20 25 yearsTest depthOver 400 m 1 300 ft Complement110 including 15 officers 3 Sensors and processing systemsSonar DMUX 80 Sonar DUUX 5 Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency Racal Decca radar navigation SCC SET Systeme d exploitation Tactique tactical operational system 5 Electronic warfare amp decoysARUR 13ArmamentNuclear 16 M45 or M51 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt 6 7 or TNO 100 300 kt thermonuclear warheads 8 9 Anti submarine 4 533 mm tubes for F17 torpedoes Anti surface Exocet SM39 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction and testing 1 2 Characteristics 1 2 1 Conventional and nuclear armament 1 3 Active service 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editConstruction and testing edit The first metal of Le Triomphant was cut at DCN Cherbourg in October 1986 and the boat s engine was shipped to the boat from DCN Indret five years later The reactor was built into the vessel in August 1991 with the fore and aft sections being welded on in January and April 1992 respectively The boat was armed and given a commander in May 1992 and moved from the assembly site to the completion basin in July 1993 The boat s launching in March 1994 was followed by the first dive that June and the trip from DCN Cherbourg to lle Longue that July down the free route between Cherbourg and Brest with a crew of 110 and engineers from DCN Cherbourg On 4 January 1995 during testing the boat reached maximum depth for the first time and made the first firing of a ballistic missile the following month Photographs of the boat were exhibited to the Senate of France from 15 to 23 May 1995 In June the boat set off back to Cherbourg for Post Testing Upgrades Remises A Niveau Apres Essais or RANAE then set off for a second set of trials making 1 300 hours of test dives in total and a five week trip The boat then spent five weeks in maintenance at Cherbourg and during the main weapons tests took on 11 torpedo models five trial torpedoes and one Exocet SM39 exercise As a deterrent system a salvo of 15 models was successfully launched and in the last round of development the boat functioned successfully as a missile platform Characteristics edit Conventional and nuclear armament edit Le Triomphant entered active service in March 1997 On 18 October 2001 the fleet support service notified the DCN that Triomphant was about to take the first period of Unavailability for Maintenance and Repairs IPER or Indisponibilite pour Entretien et Reparations The 150 million Euro contract was granted to DCN with the IPER starting at Ile Longue on 2 April 2002 scheduled for 29 months in all In this the boat s first major refit the missiles and the fuel elements of the nuclear boiler were disembarked In August 2004 L Humanite ran a piece with the headline Pas si Triomphant que ca reporting that Le Triomphant had suffered a nuclear leak from one of her nuclear warheads by the end of 1997 and from her reactor in 2004 though the FOST downplayed the incidents and stated no radiation had been released since the reactor had been non operational at the time Le Triomphant carried out a test flight of a M45 strategic missile on 1 February 2005 in the Atlantic Since 1972 patrols by Submarines forces are conducted 24 7 365 year embarking each sixteen strategic missiles which launching can only be authorized by the President of France and which could destroy 96 targets with an equivalent effect of a hundred times the explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Active service edit Main article HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision In the night between 3 4 February 2009 Le Triomphant collided with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Vanguard in the Atlantic 1 10 Both vessels returned to home bases under their own power Vanguard to Her Majesty s Naval Base Clyde in the Firth of Clyde on 14 February 2009 and Le Triomphant to Ile Longue in Brittany escorted by a frigate as per procedure The French Navy originally reported that Le Triomphant had collided with an immersed object probably a container After Vanguard returned to harbour it was confirmed that the light brief contact collision was in fact with the designated boat 10 See also editList of submarines of FranceReferences edit a b c d e Byers David Charles Bremner February 16 2009 British and French nuclear submarines crash in Atlantic The Times London Retrieved 2009 02 16 French Audit Report Reveals Weapon Prices A400M Details defence aerospace com 18 February 2010 Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 7 August 2015 a b Specifications SSBN Triomphant Class Ballistic Missile Submarines France naval technology com Retrieved 2009 02 16 https core ac uk download pdf 18321557 pdf bare URL PDF a b c SSBN Triomphant Class Ballistic Missile Submarines France naval technology com Retrieved 2009 02 16 AFP La marine francaise met un quatrieme sous marin nucleaire en service Retrieved 7 January 2020 IA M51 Chape de plomb sur le nucleaire Mer et Marine 4 October 2010 Archived from the original on 9 October 2010 Retrieved 4 October 2010 Kristensen Hans France PDF Assuring Destruction Forever Nuclear Weapon Modernization Around the World Women s International League for Peace and Freedom Retrieved 11 April 2013 Reif Kingston 8 December 2009 Nuclear weapons The modernization myth Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Retrieved 11 April 2013 a b Nuclear subs collide in ocean BBC 16 February 2009 Retrieved 2009 02 16 External links editwww netmarine net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French submarine Le Triomphant S616 amp oldid 1178583382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
