Le Redoutable vs Resolution
Le Redoutable vs Resolution at a glance — displacement 8,000 vs 7,600 tons, length 128 vs 130 m, speed 15 vs 20 knots, crew 135 vs 143.
Specifications
|
Le Redoutable |
Resolution |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Arsenal de Cherbourg (DCAN) |
Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
1967 |
| Number built |
6 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
8,000 tons |
7,600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
15.0 knots |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
128.0 m |
130.0 m |
| Beam |
10.6 m |
10.1 m |
| Crew |
135 |
143 |
| Max depth |
200 m |
275 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Le Redoutable |
Resolution |
| Armament |
- 16 × M4 MSBS (Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique) nuclear missiles
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- F-17 and L-5 torpedoes
- SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile
|
- 16 x UGM-27 Polaris A-3 nuclear missiles
- 6 x 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes
- Tigerfish wire-guided homing torpedoes
|
| Propulsion |
One PWR 16,000 shp (12,000 kW), HEU <= 90% |
1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20.5 MW); Propeller |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
The Le Redoutable-class has greater displacement at 8,000 tons compared to the Resolution-class's 7,600 tons.
Which is faster, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
The Resolution-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Le Redoutable-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
Both the Le Redoutable-class and Resolution-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
The Resolution-class is longer at 130.0 meters compared to the Le Redoutable-class's 128.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Le Redoutable-class and Resolution-class have?
The Resolution-class has a larger crew complement of 143 compared to the Le Redoutable-class's 135 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
The Resolution-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 275 meters compared to the Le Redoutable-class's 200 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Le Redoutable-class or Resolution-class?
The Le Redoutable-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Resolution-class.
