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In 2020 France did the same with an attack submarine. The Perle had a major fire in its forward half, ruining it. The Saphir was a submarine of the same class b

by nolok 2y ago

In 2020 France did the same with an attack submarine. The Perle had a major fire in its forward half, ruining it. The Saphir was a submarine of the same class being about to be decommissioned. They cut both in half then fitted the forward from Saphir onto Perle, which ended up being way cheaper than rebuilding a new half. (they're from an older class that is not being built anymore, but the Perle should remain in service a few more years until enough of the new class units are delivered) https://www.naval-group.com/fr/naval-group-livre-le-sous-marin-nucleaire-dattaque-perle-la-marine-nationale https://www.naval-group.com/fr/naval-group-livre-le-sous-mar... https://archives.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/611644/10245060/Dossier%20de%20presse_Chantier%20de%20r%C3%A9paration%20du%20SNA%20Perle.pdf https://archives.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/611644/102...

astura 2y ago
The US did the same for the San Francisco when she struck a seamount. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(SSN-711) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(SSN-711) >In June 2006, it was announced that San Francisco's bow section would be replaced at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard with the bow of USS Honolulu, which was soon to be retired. San Francisco is four years older than Honolulu, but she had been refueled and upgraded in 2000–2002. The cost of her bow replacement has been estimated at $79 million, as compared with the estimated $170 million to refuel and overhaul the nuclear reactor of Honolulu.[11]
- pfdietz 2y ago
  Another example is the USS Wisconsin, an Iowa-class fast battleship. Its bow was damaged in a collision and replaced with the bow of the never-completed USS Kentucky, which was to have been the last ship in the class.
lttlrck 2y ago
This is mentioned in the TWZ article.

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In 2020 France did the same with an attack submarine. The Perle had a major fire in its forward half, ruining it. The Saphir was a submarine of the same class b

by nolok 2y ago

astura 2y ago
The US did the same for the San Francisco when she struck a seamount. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(SSN-711) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(SSN-711) >In June 2006, it was announced that San Francisco's bow section would be replaced at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard with the bow of USS Honolulu, which was soon to be retired. San Francisco is four years older than Honolulu, but she had been refueled and upgraded in 2000–2002. The cost of her bow replacement has been estimated at $79 million, as compared with the estimated $170 million to refuel and overhaul the nuclear reactor of Honolulu.[11]
- pfdietz 2y ago
  Another example is the USS Wisconsin, an Iowa-class fast battleship. Its bow was damaged in a collision and replaced with the bow of the never-completed USS Kentucky, which was to have been the last ship in the class.
lttlrck 2y ago
This is mentioned in the TWZ article.