French submarine Ouessant (S623)

Ouessant at Brest in 2005
History
France
NameOuessant
NamesakeUshant, an island in the English Channel
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Launched23 October 1976
Decommissioned2001
FateTraining submarine, 2005–2009
StatusSubmarine museum, 2011-present
General characteristics
Class & typeAgosta-class submarine (Agosta 70A)
Displacement
  • 1,500 long tons (1,524 t) surfaced
  • 1,760 long tons (1,788 t) submerged
Length67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) submerged
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged (snort)
Test depth300 m (984 ft 3 in)
Complement
  • 5 officers
  • 36 enlisted
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar
  • Thomson Sintra DSUV 22
  • DUUA 2D Sonar
  • DUUA 1D Sonar
  • DUUX 2 Sonar
  • DSUV 62A towed array
Armament
  • SM 39 Exocet
  • 4 × 550 mm bow torpedo tubes
  • ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN Fl7 Mod 2 torpedoes

Ouessant (S623) is an Agosta-class submarine built for the French Navy.

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