French Navy's fourth Suffren-class submarine rolled out for launching

French shipbuilder the Naval Group recently rolled the future nuclear-powered submarine De Grasse out of its construction hall to be transferred to the a floating platform-type shiplift.

The submarine is the fourth to be built under the Suffren-class, six examples of which will be acquired by the French Navy. The first two boats, Suffrenand Duguay-Trouin, were commissioned into service in 2020 and 2023, respectively, while Tourville (pictured), the third boat, was handed over late last year.