^YAFC

Naval Group Cherbourg

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Description

French naval submarine yard (Cherbourg, Normandy). Builds Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear attack submarines and SNLE-3G ballistic-missile submarines for the French Navy, plus Scorpène-class export submarines (India, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia). Historic submarine shipbuilding hub.

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Code map

^Y  A  F  C
 │  │  │  └── Entity: Naval Group Cherbourg
 │  │  └───── Country: france
 │  └──────── Equipment: Shipyards (New Building)
 └─────────── System: Yards & Docks