Le Terrible is a Triomphant class

Le Triomphant class submarine

The Triomphant class of ballistic missile submarines of the French Navy is the active class of four boats that entered service in 1997, 1999, 2004, and 2010...

 strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy

French Navy

The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

. She was launched on 21 March 2008

On 27 January 2010, at 9h25, Terrible launched an M51 SLBM from underwater, in Audierne Bay. The missile reached its target 2000 kilometres off North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

; the 4500 kilometre flight took about 20 minutes .

The submarine was put into service on 20 September 2010 armed with the M51 missile.

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