France's cancelled first generation SSN: Q-244....later converted to "Gymnote"

TinWing · 28 January 2007

Here is a webpage containing an internal profile of the cancelled SSN, known initially as Q-244. The hull was later reused as the conventionally powered trials submarine, Gymnote with the penant number of Q-251.

http://perso.orange.fr/sous-marin.france/Q244.htm

Gymnote as completed:

http://perso.orange.fr/sous-marin.france/Q251.htm

The following is a link to an article on French nuclear submarine reactor development:

http://www.sous-mama.org/les_sous-marins_nucleaires/la_genese_de_la_propulsion_nucleaire_article254.html

Archibald · 29 January 2007

Stratis.org is a very interesting website on military strategy. There's a article on the Q-244
www.stratisc.org/PN2_GERE2_3.html

http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&rlz=1T4GFRC_frFR205FR206&q=sous+marin+Q-244+&btnG=Rechercher&meta=lr%3Dlang_fr

TinWing · 28 April 2008

Re: France's cancelled first generation SSN: Q-244....later converted to "Gymno

Here are the official plans of Gymnote (Q251) as completed in the role of a trials submarine for the development of the M4 ballistic missile.

http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/02fonds-collections/banquedocuments/planbato/planbato/fichebato/fichbato.php?id=499

Under the "Plans de Bateux" link are the drawings, in .tif format.

shaba · 17 August 2015

to replace the link at the begining of the thread.http://sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr/Q244.htm

covert_shores · 17 August 2015

Cutaway of gemnote at http://www.hisutton.com/N%20Korean%20ballistic%20missile%20sub%20capability.html

lowlow · 13 September 2015

The Q-244 SSN was canceled due to the impossibility for France to built a nuclear reactor using natural uranium...

lowlow · 13 September 2015

AS only the front and the back of the hull could be used after the cancellation of the project, different possibilityies were evaluated:

- Built a classic SS (different projects)

or

- built an experimental ballistic missiles launcher submarine to validate the future missiles of the future french SSBN (only 2 vertical tubes on the port side of the hull) what will become Q-251 Gymnote

lowlow · 13 September 2015

a part of the original hull was use as an accoustical test bench in Toulon (port of South of France)

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