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French submarine Téméraire (S617)

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Name
  
Téméraire

Cost
  
€4.282 billions (2010)

Commissioned
  
23 December 1999

Length
  
138 m

Launched
  
21 January 1998

Beam
  
12 m

Namesake
  
"Reckless"

Laid down
  
18 December 1993

Homeport
  
Île Longue

Construction started
  
18 December 1993

Draft
  
11 m

Builder
  
DCNS

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Téméraire is a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, launched in January 1998, and commissioned in December 1999, six months behind schedule. The boat had, in May 1999, successfully tested launched an M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile.

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French submarine Téméraire (S617) Wikipedia