The French Navy has received Barracuda-class Duguay-Trouin nuclear-powered attack submarine, which will be armed with Naval SCALP missiles with a maximum launch range of 1,000 kilometres

The French Navy has received the second Barracuda-class nuclear-powered submarine. It is called Duguay-Trouin. This was announced by the General Directorate of Armaments of the Ministry of Defence of France.

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Duguay-Trouin was tested for several weeks before being handed over to the French Navy. Construction of the nuclear submarine began on 26 June 2009 at the Naval Group shipyard. Commissioning was delayed by a year.

By the end of the decade, the French Navy wants six Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. The service took delivery of the Suffren submarine at the end of autumn 2020. Casabianca, Rubis, de Grasse and Tourville are at various stages of construction. The latter has already been launched.

The Barracuda-class nuclear-powered submarines have a displacement of 51,000 tonnes, a length of almost 100 metres and a diameter of 8.8 metres. The crew consists of 63 people. The submarines can carry out missions lasting more than two months.

The mission of the Barracuda class submarines is to defend aircraft carrier strike groups, fight against enemy ships and strike enemy land bases at long distances. For this purpose, they have 533mm F21 torpedoes, Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles and Naval SCALP cruise missiles with a maximum launch range of 1,000 kilometres.

Source: French Ministry of Defence