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Duguay-Trouin (S636) is a French nuclear attack submarine and the second boat of the Suffren class. The vessel was laid down on 26 June 2009 [6] and launched on 9 September 2022 [7] [8] at Cherbourg. It was commissioned on 28 July 2023. [1]
The submarine was formally delivered to the French Navy in August 2023. [14] In early 2024, Duguay-Trouin deployed to the Caribbean as part of her ongoing trials [15] and was declared fully operational in April 2024. The third submarine in the class, Tourville, began her sea trials in July 2024 [16] and was delivered in November 2024. [17]
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 .
Twelve vessels of the French Navy have been named Duguay-Trouin in honour of René Duguay-Trouin.. Duguay-Trouin (1781–1793), a 74-gun ship of the line; Duguay Trouin (1793–1794) was the East Indiaman Princess Royal that the French captured in the Indian Ocean on 27 September 1793 and took into service as an ad hoc 36-gun frigate that they named Duguay Trouin; the British recaptured her on ...
Duguay-Trouin was a F67 type frigate built for the French Marine Nationale during the Cold War. The F67s specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though they also had anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. She was the 10th French vessel named after the 17th century privateer René Duguay-Trouin.
The Force X was a squadron of the French Navy, assembled on 29 April 1940, [1] after the outbreak of the Second World War, to deter Italy from striking in the Levantine Sea. [2]
By 13:15, Duguay Trouin was a battered wreck, with the hull significantly damaged, the bowsprit shot away and heavy casualties among the crew. With his ship unmanageable and Centurion and Resistance now 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) away and approaching rapidly, the French captain struck his colours and surrendered. [ 5 ]
The Duguay-Trouin class (French pronunciation: [dyɡɛ tʁuɛ̃]) were the first major French warships built after World War I. They were excellent steamers and proved successful and seaworthy over a quarter century of service. All three achieved 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) on trials and could easily maintain 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) in service.