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Le Foudroyant

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Le Foudroyant (S610) was a Redoutable-class ballistic missile submarine operated by the French Navy between 1974 and 1997. One of the first of her kind with the Navy, the boat conducted deterrence patrols as part of the French nuclear triad during the Cold War. Her duties were ultimately replaced by the Triomphant-class submarines, and the boat was dismantled in 2021.

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Specifications

Introduced
1971
Entered service
1971
Retired
1998

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q3222934