French submarine Le Terrible (S619) explained

Le Terrible is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy. The boat was launched on 21 March 2008 ^[1]

On 27 January 2010, Le Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater in Audierne Bay.^[2] The missile reached its target off North Carolina; the 4500km (2,800miles) flight took about 20 minutes.^[3]

The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with 16 M51 missiles.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.^{[4] [5]}

In July 2017 French president Emmanuel Macron visited the submarine in the Atlantic and took part in a simulated missile launch.^[6]

See also

• List of submarines of France

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins Le Terrible . netmarine.net . 2010 . 7 August 2015.
2. http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2010/01/un-missile-m51-a-été-tiré-depuis-un-sousmarin-en-plongée-ce-matin.html Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin
3. http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2010/01/le-missile-m51-est-retombé-à-2000-kilomètres-des-côtes-américaines.html Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines
4. Web site: Thales Underwater Systems Awarded French SSBN Sonar System Contract. 2016-08-05. 2016-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808155102/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/23713/thales-sonar-for-new-french-ssbn-(aug.-5).html. dead.
5. Web site: Noticiarionaval: Un nouveau sous-marin géant sort des chantiers de Cherbourg. 2008.
6. News: Emmanuel Macron aboard France's nuclear submarine. 4 July 2017. BBC News. 5 July 2017.