L'Inflexible (1985)

L'Inflexible

Type	SSBN
Country	France
Displacement (t)	8,000
Length (m)	128.0
Beam (m)	10.6
Draft (m)	10.0
Height (m)	10.6
Max speed submerged (kn)	25.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	20.0
Max safe depth (m)	305
Endurance (days)	60
Propeller	1 propeller
Nuclear reactors	1

Sensors

Sonar (4)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
DSUV-61	Towed	sub	5.1	—
DSUX-21	Hull	sub	2.6	—
DUUA-2B	Hull	sub	—	2.1
DUUX-5	Flank	sub	—	—

Radar (1)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
DRUA-33		—	Yes	—

Launchers (3)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 — 305 1971 - 1972: 18 x L5 1973 - 1974: 10 x F17 Mod 1 , 8 x L5 1975 - 1984: 8 x F17 Mod 1 , 6 x L5 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet 1985 - 1987: 8 x F17P Mod 1 , 6 x L5 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet 1988 - present: 14 x F17 Mod 2 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet
Missile Launcher 16 — 40 1971 - 1973: 16 x M1 MSBS 1974 - 1976: 16 x M2 MSBS 1977 - 1984: 16 x M20 MSBS 1985 - present: 16 x M4 MSBS
Signal Ejector	2	—	100