Q 244
Q 244
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| General data | |
| Ship type : | Submarine |
| Navy : | French Navy |
| Builder : | Arsenal de Cherbourg ( Cherbourg ) |
| Technical data (planned) | |
| Displacement : |
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| Length : | 113.75 m |
| Shell diameter: | 8.5 m |
| Drive : | Nuclear reactor (72 MW ) |
| Speed : | 23 kn (43 km / h ) |
| Sea endurance: | 90 days |
| Diving depth : | 250 m |
| Armament | |
| Torpedoes : | 8 torpedo tubes (20 torpedoes) |
Q 244 was the hull number of the first project for the construction of a French nuclear submarine .
Construction began in Cherbourg in 1955 . The project was abandoned in 1958 and not completed.
A new building project was commissioned at the beginning of the 1960s. In contrast to the Q 244 draft, the armament was no longer to consist solely of torpedoes, but mainly of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles .
The new project, which also included the conventionally powered test submarine Gymnote (S 655) , was completed.
The French Navy put its first nuclear submarine into service in 1971 with the Le Redoutable (S 611) .
See also
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- Technical data ( French )