Barracuda-class submarine

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French submarine class nuclear-powered attack submarine class

The Barracuda-class submarine is a French nuclear-powered attack submarine class designed for stealthy blue-water operations, intelligence gathering, and precision strikes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Barracuda-class 1
Barracuda-class attack submarine 1
Classe Barracuda 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French submarine class ⓘ
nuclear-powered attack submarine class ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Suffren-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
armament Exocet anti-ship missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ
F21 heavyweight torpedoes ⓘ
MdCN cruise missiles ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
builder Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
canDeploy special operations forces ⓘ
constructionMethod modular construction ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
designAuthority Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedBy France NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ
blue-water operations ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ
land-attack missions ⓘ
precision strikes ⓘ
feature advanced sonar suite ⓘ
land-attack cruise missile capability ⓘ
reduced acoustic signature ⓘ
special forces support capability ⓘ
stealth design ⓘ
firstUnitCommissioned Suffren NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstUnitLaidDown Suffren NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstUnitLaunched Suffren GENERATED ⓘ
generation fourth-generation nuclear attack submarine ⓘ
hullType single-hull submarine ⓘ
natoReportingName Suffren class NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalProgram French SSN modernization program ⓘ
numberOfPlannedUnits 6 ⓘ
numberOfUnitsInClass 6 GENERATED ⓘ
operator French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerPlant nuclear reactor with steam turbines ⓘ
precededBy Rubis-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsionType nuclear-powered ⓘ
reactorType pressurized water reactor ⓘ
replaces Rubis-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
role attack submarine ⓘ
nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ
serviceBranch Marine nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
usedFor covert surveillance ⓘ
power projection ⓘ
sea control ⓘ
strategic intelligence collection ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

K15 pressurized water reactor → usedOnPlatform → Barracuda-class submarine ⓘ
K15 pressurized water reactor → usedOnShipClass → Barracuda-class submarine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barracuda-class attack submarine
Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines → alternativeName → Barracuda-class submarine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barracuda-class
Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines → alternativeName → Barracuda-class submarine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classe Barracuda