French submarine Suffren
Suffren at Cape Brun off Toulon on 26 July 2020 | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Suffren |
| Namesake | Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren |
| Builder | Naval Group |
| Laid down | 19 December 2007 |
| Launched | 1 August 2019 |
| Commissioned | 6 November 2020 |
| In service | 3 June 2022 |
| 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 |
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Suffren (Q284/S635) is a French nuclear attack submarine. It is the lead ship of the Suffren class, stemming from the Barracuda program. The vessel, like several others before it, is named after Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren.
The Suffren was laid down on 19 December 2007 and launched on 1 August 2019 at Cherbourg. It was commissioned on 6 November 2020; while full operational service had originally been anticipated in 2021, this was pushed back into 2022 after further testing/trials by the French Navy. Pursuant to testing the submarine was then declared fully operational on 3 June 2022.