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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

DCNS mates first sections of second Barracuda, futur class of French nuclear powered submarines

SSN Duguay-TrouinDCNS today mated the first hull sections of SSN Duguay-Trouin, the second Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine ordered in June 2009 by defence procurement agency DGA for the French Navy.

This is a major milestone in the construction of the second-of-type SSN’s pressure hull.

Between 2017 and 2027 six Barracudas will replace the six Rubis/Améthyste-class boats currently in service.

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