Triumphant-class submarine
 Triumphant Class
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Triumphant Class Attack Submarine |
| Builders: | Arthuristan Dynamics |
| Operators: | Commonwealth Navy, |
| Preceded by: | Swiftsure-class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Triton-class submarine |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Attack Submarine |
| Displacement: | 4,800 - 5,300 tonnes |
| Length: | 85.4m |
| Beam: | 9.8m |
| Draught: | 9.5m |
| Installed power: | Arthuristan Dynamics SP-75 reactor (32MW), 2 x steam turbines, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generator, Arthuristan Dynamics SPJ-77 pump jet |
| Speed: | 32kn+ submerged |
| Range: | Theoretically unlimited |
| Test depth: | 450m+ |
| Capacity: | 98 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Thales Sonar 2076, Atlas DESO 25 echosounder, 2 x Thales CM010 optronic masts |
| Armament: |
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The Triumphant-class was a class of nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Commonwealth Navy. It was designed in the mid-70s to supplant and eventually replace the first generation SSNs of the fleet, with the namesake vessel of the class launched in 1978. It pioneered a number of new key technologies in submarine construction, including anechoic tiles, shrouded pump jets, as well as an innovative Integrated Digital Combat System which processes data from the new active and passive sonar suites and generate firing solutions.
The Triumphant Class was to be replaced in the 1990s by the Triton Class. Many of the new technology and equipment found in later CN submarines have been retrofitted to remaining Triumphant Class vessels, including the all-important Type 2078 sonar suite. Budgetary issues has kept the Triumphant in service to this day, albeit in heavily upgraded form.