L'Inflexible 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| L'Inflexible | S615 | DCN, Cherbourg | 27.3.1980 | 23.6.1982 | 1.4.1985 | stricken 1.2008 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
8087 / 9000 |
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Length, m |
128.7 |
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Breadth, m |
10.6 |
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Draught, m |
10.0 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 nuclear reactor, 2 sets geared steam turbines |
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Power, h. p. |
16000 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 / 25 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | practically unlimited |
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Armament |
16 M-4 SLBM (16 M-4), 4 - 550 TT (bow, 18, inc. SM39 Exocet SSM (4 SM39)) |
| Electronic equipment | DRUA-33 radar, DMUX-21 sonar suite (DUUV-23, DUUX-5, DSUV-61B towed array sonars), ARUR-12 ECM suite, SEAO/OPSMER CCS |
| Complement | 135 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 300 |
Project history: L'Inflexible, the sixth boat, was an intermediate design between the Le Redoutable class and the new-generation SNLE of the Le Triomphant class, and incorporated a number of improvements. She was fitted from the outset to fire the M-4 missile, which carried six TN-70 150kt MlRVs out to a range of 4000km. She also had the new DSUX-21 multifunction sonar array, DUUX-5 passive ranging, a DSUV-61 towed array, and improved inertial navigation systems. The diving planes were mounted higher on a more streamlined fin, and diving depth had been increased from 200m to 300m. Considerable attention was given to reducing noise emissions.
Modernizations: 2001: - 16 M-4 SLBM; + 16 M-45 SLBM (16 M-45)
Naval service: No significant events.
L'Inflexible 2002
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