Talk:Le Triomphant class submarine

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"roughtly 1000 (one thousand) times quieter than the Redoutable-class vessels"

Surely this can't be right. Lets assume the new subs emit a noise measured at 1 decibel. Are we saying the Redoutable class thundered through the water at 1000 decibels? Mark 22:12, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

The measurement of noise is logarytmic. If the Triomphant emits one decibel, the Redoutable would have emited 4 (assuming the base is 10); see decibel. Rama 22:31, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ship names are male in French.

Just a remark, In french, the names of ships are males and not females.

No they are not. Rama 21:49, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

When it's write 'she was launched', in French, we say 'il a été lancé'. With 'il' is male. Now, is necessary to translate this characteristic in an English article, I do not believe. It was right a remark.

That's because the word "submarine" is masculine in French; had this ship be a frigate, for instance, the French article would have been feminine. Gender of ships depend of the type and of the name, and are rather subtle matters; much more than, say, "the names of ships are males and not females". If you are interested and can read French, you can have a look at "Noms de véhicules et de navires". Rama 13:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Uh, no. Had the Triomphant been a frigate, it would still have been « le Triomphant » in French. When referred to as a frigate, it would of course have been « la frégate », thus feminine, but this is akin to using « la star » for a male actor, for instance. Sam Hocevar 19:22, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Well a frigate would probably be named La Triomphante anyway... Rama 13:26, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy

They are roughly 1000 (one thousand) times quieter than the Redoutable-class vessels

The quietness of a French submarine is actually top secret, (just as in the case of American SSBNs). So we should be more careful before posting such numbers.--Arado 13:56, 12 November 2006 (UTC)