French submarine Inflexible (S615)

L'Inflexible (S 615) is the sixth and final of the Redoutable-class SNLE ("Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins", "Nuclear Missile-Launching Submarine") of the Force océanique stratégique (FOST), the submarine nuclear deterrent component of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Inflexible.
Inflexible in 2002
History
France
NameL'Inflexible
BuilderDCNS Cherbourg
Laid down27 March 1980
Launched23 June 1982
Commissioned1 April 1985
Decommissioned14 January 2008
HomeportÎle Longue
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeRedoutable-class submarine
Displacement9,000 tons (submerged)
Length130 m (430 ft)
Beam10.60 m (34.8 ft)
Draught10 m (33 ft)
PropulsionOne PWR, 16,000 shp (12,000 kW), HEU <= 90%
Speedover 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
RangeEssentially unlimited
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 (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • F17 and L5 torpedoes
  • SM39 Exocet anti-ship missile

Construction began on 27 March 1980. The boat was launched on 23 June 1982, commissioned on 1 April 1985 and decommissioned on 14 January 2008.

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