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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

First cut for second Barracuda

Barracuda class submarineThe 'first cut' ceremony for the new boat was held this morning at DCNS's Cherbourg shipyard.

The cutting of the first plate for Barracuda n°2 in Cherbourg this morning marks the first milestone of the boat's production cycle.

The ceremony was attended by principal weapons engineer (IGA) François Pintart, head of the DGA's Naval Management Unit, Jacques Chenais, head of the French Atomic Energy Commission's Nuclear Propulsion department and Pierre Quinchon, SVP of DCNS's Warships Division.

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