Le_Téméraire_(S_617)

French submarine <i>Le Téméraire</i> (S617)

French submarine Le Téméraire (S617)

Ballistic missile submarine

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Le Téméraire.

Le Téméraire is a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, launched in January 1998,[citation needed] and commissioned in December 1999, six months behind schedule.[7] The boat had, in May 1999, successfully test launched an M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile.[8][9]

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