Perle (S 606)
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Career (France) | |
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Namesake: | Pearl |
Laid down: | 22 March 1987 |
Launched: | 22 September 1990 |
Commissioned: | 7 July 1993 |
Homeport: | Toulon |
Fate: | In active sevice |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
Displacement: | 2600 t (2400 t surfaced) |
Length: | 73.6 m |
Beam: | 7.6 m |
Draught: | 6.4 m |
Propulsion: |
Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW) ; 2 turbo-alternators ; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller |
Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h) |
Range: | 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km) |
Test depth: | over 300 m |
Complement: |
10 officers |
Sensors and processing systems: |
DMUX 20 multifonction |
Electronic warfare and decoys: |
ARUR 13 |
Armament: |
Anti-submarine : 4 x 533 mm tubes for F17 mod2 torpedoes |
The Perle is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy.
She is the sixth and last of the Rubis series.
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