French Navy Suffren Class Barracuda Submarine

As naval threats go, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are the apex predators. The new Suffren Class will bring France’s SSNs closer to their British and American allies boats in overall capabilities. Yet the Suffren remains a more compact submarine, packing many of the latest technologies into a relatively smaller hull. This makes in very interesting. Six Suffren Class submarines will form the backbone of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). They will replace the first-generation Rubis Class (later called AMETHYSTE after upgrade). The Suffren class were developed as the Barracuda program and have taken the suffren class name from the lead…