French submarine Le Terrible (S619)

Le Terrible () is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. The boat was launched on 21 March 2008 and subsequently commissioned on 20 September 2010.

History On 27 January 2010, Le Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater in Audierne Bay.Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin , Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération The missile reached its target off North Carolina; the flight took about 20 minutes.Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines , Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération

The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with 16 M51 missiles. Le 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.

In July 2017 French president Emmanuel Macron visited the submarine in the Atlantic and took part in a simulated missile launch.

See also

List of submarines of France

Sources and references