Photos: Naval Group Delivers Game Changing New Submarine Suffren
French shipbuilder Naval Group today delivered the Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN)…
French shipbuilder Naval Group today delivered the Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN)…

In its first ceremony celebrating the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine in front of a virtual audience, Huntington Ingalls Industries on September 12 christened pre-commissioning unit Montana (SSN 794) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.

Here is NavalNews.com’s July Monthly Recap. This month we cover Turkey’s new anti-ship missile, a frigate commissioning in the Philippines, a corvette launch in Spain, a Fast Attack Craft commissioning in Greece and France’s new SSN, the Suffren.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale)’s first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) “Suffren” is now in Toulon, its home port, to begin phase 3 of its sea trials: This will consist in the test of the weapons systems.

On June 12, at 10:35 am, a fire broke out in the fore zone of the French Navy Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) ‘Perle’.

Firefighters battled the blaze that broke out yesterday aboard a French Navy (Marine Nationale) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) for a total of 14 hours.

On June 12, at 10:35 am, a fire broke out in the fore zone of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) ‘Perle’ in a basin within the naval base of Toulon (South of France).
The French Navy (Marine Nationale)’s first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) “Suffren” is now in Brest to begin phase 2 of its sea trials: This will consist in deep water tests.

The French Navy’s first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) “Suffren” successfully completed its static dive test on April 28. The important milestone marked the start of sea trials for the Barracuda program.

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Friday delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Vermont (SSN 792) to the U.S. Navy. The future USS Vermont is the first of ten Block IV submarines.