Le Triomphant vs Vanguard
Overview
The Le Triomphant and the Vanguard are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 12,640 tons for the Le Triomphant vs 15,900 tons for the Vanguard. The Le Triomphant reaches 15 knots vs 15 knots for the Vanguard. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Le Triomphant vs 99,999 for the Vanguard. The Le Triomphant carries a crew of 111 vs 135 for the Vanguard. Submerged displacement is 14,335 tons for the Le Triomphant vs 15,900 tons for the Vanguard. The Le Triomphant can dive to 400 m compared to 300 m for the Vanguard.
The Le Triomphant was produced in 4 units vs 4 for the Vanguard. Cost per hull is $3,100M for the Le Triomphant vs $4,800M for the Vanguard. The Le Triomphant was commissioned in 1997, 4 years after the Vanguard (1993).
| French ballistic missile submarine, introduced in 1997, displaces 12,640 tons and carries nuclear missiles. | |
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| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Submarine |
| Type | Ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer | DCNS |
| Year introduced | 1997 |
| Number built | 4 units |
| Estimated unit price | $3,100 million |
| British submarine, introduced in 1993, propelled by a Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor. | |
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| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Submarine |
| Type | Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
| Year introduced | 1993 |
| Number built | 4 units |
| Estimated unit price | $4,800 million |
| Displacement | 12,640 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 15.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 138.0 m ◉ |
| Beam | 12.5 m ◉ |
| Crew | 111 ◉ |
| Max depth | 400 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | K15 pressurized water reactor 150 MWth with turboreductor pump-to-shaft system of 30,5 MW; two emergency diesel-powered generators SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries |
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| Displacement | 15,900 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 15.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 149.9 m ◉ |
| Beam | 12.8 m ◉ |
| Crew | 135 ◉ |
| Max depth | 300 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC turbines; 27,500 shp (20.5 MW), 1 × shaft, pump jet propulsor, 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors, 2 × Allen turbo generators (6 MW), 2 × Paxman diesel alternators; 2,700 shp (2.0 MW) |
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