February 16, 2009

French + British Weapons of Mass Destruction Collided?


Le Triomphant, French nuclear missile submarine


HMS Vanguard, British nuclear missile submarine

HMS Vanguard:

General characteristics
Displacement: Dived: 15,680 tons
Length: 149.9 m
Beam: 12.8 m
Draught: 12 m
Propulsion: 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor
2 × GEC turbines
1 × shaft pump jet
27,500 hp (20.5 MW)
2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors
2 × W H Allen turbo generators
6 MW
2 × Paxman diesel alternators
2 × 2,700 hp (4 MW)
Speed: Dived: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: 14 officers
121 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
BAE Systems SMCS
Thales Underwater Systems Type 2054 composite sonar suite comprising:
Type 2046 towed array sonar
Type 2043 hull-mounted active and passive search sonar
Type 2082 passive intercept and ranging sonar
1 × Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I band navigation radar
1 × Pilkington Optronics CK51 search periscope
1 × Pilkington Optronics CH91 attack periscope
Armament: 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
16 × ballistic missile tubes
Spearfish torpedoes
16 × Lockheed Trident D5 SLBMs carrying up to 128 warheads


Le Triomphant:

General characteristics
Type: Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement: 12,640 t (surfaced)
14,335 t (submerged)
Length: 138 m
Beam: 12.50 m
Draught: 10.60 m
Propulsion: Pressurised water K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW), turboreductor system, Pump-jet
2 diesels-alternators SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW) auxiliaries.
30,500 kW
Speed: over 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Test depth: Over 400 metres
Complement: 15 officers
96 men
Sensors and
processing systems:

Sonar DMUX 80
Sonar DUUX 5
Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency
Racal Decca radar (navigation)

SCC : SET (Système d'exploitation Tactique) : tactical operational system
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
ARUR 13
Armament:

Nuclear : 16 M45 SLBM missiles with TN 75 warheads
Anti-submarine : 4 x 533 mm tubes for F17 torpedoes


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