Le Redoutable nuclear submarine speedtour

Visit La Cité de la Mer, à Cherbourg en Normandie
The Redoutable class submarine is a ballistic missile submarine class of the French Marine Nationale . In French, the type is called Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins (SNLE), literally "Missile-launching nuclear submarine". When commissioned, they constituted the strategic part of the naval component of the French nuclear triad, then called Force de frappe (Clemenceau and Foch constituting the tactical part).
The class entered active service in 1971 with Redoutable, six submarines were built in total. All decommissioned. The structural changes in Inflexible have seen it regarded as a different class from the early boats. The class has been superseded by the Triomphant class, firing the larger M45 missile (M51 from around 2010).
The first submarine, Redoutable, was ordered in 1963, built at Cherbourg, launched in 1967 and commissioned in 1971. Later submarines were very heavily upgraded from 1985 to fire the 2nd generation MIRV capable M4 missile - Tonnant was recommissioned in 1987; Indomptable in 1989; Terrible in 1990; and Foudroyant in 1993.
ype: Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement: 8,000 tons (submerged)
Length: 128 m
Beam: 10,60 m
Draught: 10 m
Propulsion: One PWR
16,000 shp
Speed: over 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20 years
Complement: 15 officers
120 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems: 1 DRUA 33
1 DMUX 21
1 DSUV 61B VLF
1 DUUX 5
ARUR 12 radar detector
Armament:
16 M4 MSBS (Mer Sol Balistique Stratégique) nuclear missiles
four 533 mm torpedo tubes
F-17 and L-5 torpedoes
SM-39 Exocet
Notes: Ships in class include: Redoutable; Terrible; Foudroyant; Indomptable; Tonnant; Inflexible
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[@computergames5]

My grandpa drove this ship, i'm proud that family of mine drove this amazing machine!!

[@MilitaryAttractions]

Awesome video! I am blown away

[@mnnh1]

more space than the triomphant classe. Triomphant class was a backwards step for the level of confort, but of course it is as much more sophisticated and much more deadly especially with the new M-51.
Still, impressed by French 1960's engineering! I think france learnt its lesson the hard way after WW2!

[@wyliesdiesels4169]

no reactor compartment tour?

[@YvesD91]

Game 1 @ 0:52 : one of the cables leads nowhere. Find it to win !
Game 2 @ 1:20 : one of the wheels in on a wrong position. Find it to win !
Game 3 @ 1:52 : one of the indicators give a false indication. Find it to win !
:-)

[@lulzys]

The Chinese are taking notes lol

[@tanguygodeau7106]

David K. Well this is the first french nuclear submarine capable of launching nukes, so they can copy all the 1970 tech they want!

[@francescocolombo8256]

LOOLL

[@klausstock8020]

@@tanguygodeau7106 Only the French consider their 1970s tech outdated.

[@Eruptions_Solaires]

excellent video

[@lunauwai5488]

I think the crews in there were much more comfortable than the other western sub.

[@zaer83]

3th nuk power in the whorl............ and the first in europe.......peace

[@ballygeale1]

every time i go to france i go to it

[@noodzaak]

@computergames5 And you are right to be proud!

[@YvesD91]

@ 1 52 : today quizz - find out which indicaator gives a wrong indication :-) !

[@zaer83]

vive la france.............

[@TheBasstemperature]

Lol at 4min 25 France never had nuclear torpedoes

[@Genius_at_Work]

That's why this ship used to carry nuclear missiles