French submarine Le Téméraire (S617)

	Le Téméraire (S 617)
History
France
Name	Le Téméraire
Namesake	"Reckless"
Cost	€4.282 billion (2010)
Laid down	18 December 1993
Launched	21 January 1998
Commissioned	23 December 1999
Homeport	Île Longue
Identification	S617
General characteristics
Class & type	Triomphant-class submarine
Displacement	12 640 tonnes (surfaced); 14 335 t (submerged);
Length	138 m (453 ft)
Beam	12.50 m (41.0 ft)
Draught	10.60 m (34.8 ft)
Propulsion	Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW (200,000 hp)), LEU 7%; turboreductor system; Pump-jet; 2 SEMT Pielstick diesels-alternators 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries.; 30,500 kW (40,900 hp);
Speed	over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Test depth	Over 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	15 officers; 96 men;
Sensors &; processing systems	Sonar DMUX 80; Sonar DUUX 5; Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency; Racal Decca radar (navigation); SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	ARUR 13
Armament	Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads; Anti-submarine : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) tubes for F17 torpedoes; Anti-surface : Exocet SM39;

Le Téméraire is a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, launched in January 1998, and commissioned in December 1999, six months behind schedule. The boat had, in May 1999, successfully test launched an M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile.

History
Le Téméraire (S 617)
France
Name	Le Téméraire
Namesake	"Reckless"
Cost	€4.282 billion (2010)
Laid down	18 December 1993
Launched	21 January 1998
Commissioned	23 December 1999
Homeport	Île Longue
Identification	S617
General characteristics
Class & type	Triomphant-class submarine
Displacement	12 640 tonnes (surfaced) 14 335 t (submerged)
Length	138 m (453 ft)
Beam	12.50 m (41.0 ft)
Draught	10.60 m (34.8 ft)
Propulsion	Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW (200,000 hp)), LEU 7%; turboreductor system; Pump-jet 2 SEMT Pielstick diesels-alternators 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries. 30,500 kW (40,900 hp)
Speed	over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Test depth	Over 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	15 officers 96 men
Sensors & processing systems	Sonar DMUX 80 Sonar DUUX 5 Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency Racal Decca radar (navigation) SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 13
Armament	Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads Anti-submarine : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) tubes for F17 torpedoes Anti-surface : Exocet SM39