French submarine Tourville
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Tourville |
| Namesake | Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville |
| Builder | Naval Group |
| Laid down | 28 June 2011 |
| Launched | 12 July 2024 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 2024 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Suffren-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 99.5 m (326 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | 70 days of food |
| Complement | 65 crew |
| Armament |
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Tourville (S637) is a French nuclear attack submarine (SNA). After the Suffren and Duguay-Trouin, it is the third of six Suffren-class submarines in the Barracuda program, the French Navy's second-generation nuclear attack submarine. Like several French naval ships before her, she is named after Vice-Admiral and Marshal of France Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville.
Construction began on 28 June 2011, at Cherbourg. She first set sail in July 2024. A few weeks later, on 11 September, the Red crew of the new submarine was formed at a ceremony at Fort Saint-Louis, Toulon. Just over two weeks after her departure, Tourville returned to Cherbourg for a technical intervention to apply a few corrective measures. The submarine was delivered to the navy and entered active service on 16 November 2024.