Preceded by:
Agosta (1977)Class | Rubis | Amethyste |
Type | Attack Submarine, Nuclear | Attack Submarine, Nuclear |
Year | 1983 | 1992 |
Crew | 66 | 66 |
Dimensions | ||
Length | 72.1 m | 73.6 m |
Beam | 7.6 m | 7.6 m |
Draught | 6.9 m | 6.4 m |
Displacement | ||
Empty | 2,385 t | 2,400 t |
Surfaced | ||
Submerged | ||
Performance | ||
Speed | 46 km/h | 46 km/h |
Range | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Machinery | ||
Shafts | 1 | 1 |
Turbines | 1 x Turbo alternator hp 9500 1 x Diesel alternator hp 6700 | 1 x Turbo alternator hp 9500 1 x Diesel alternator hp 6700 |
Boilers | 1 x nuclear 64000 | 1 x nuclear 64000 |
Fuel | Nuclear | Nuclear |
Armament | ||
Torpedo tubes | 2x2 x (533-mm) | 2x2 x (533-mm) |
AA Weapons | L5 Mod 4 (14) F17 Mod 2 (14) SM39 Exocet (14) | L5 Mod 4 (14) F17 Mod 2 (14) SM39 Exocet (14) |
Armor | ||
Armor | None | None |
Sensors | ||
Radar | DRUA 33 | DRUA 33 |
Sonar | DUUA 2B DSUV 22 DUUX 5 DSUV 62A | DMUX 20 DUUX 5 DSUV 62C |
Production | ||
Built | 4 | 2 |
Total | 6 |
Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
Rubis | S601 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 11/12/1976 | 07/07/1979 | 23/02/1983 | 02/12/2022 | Inactive | ||
Saphir | S602 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 01/09/1979 | 01/09/1981 | 06/07/1984 | 03/07/2019 | Inactive | ||
Casabianca | S603 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 19/09/1981 | 22/12/1984 | 13/05/1987 | 27/09/2023 | Inactive | ||
Émeraude | S604 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 10/1982 | 12/04/1986 | 15/09/1988 | - | Active | ||
Rubis (Améthyste): | |||||||||
Améthyste | S605 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 31/10/1983 | 14/05/1988 | 03/03/1992 | - | Active | ||
Perle | S606 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 22/03/1987 | 22/09/1990 | 07/07/1993 | - | Active | ||
Turquoise | S607 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | ||
Diamant | S608 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | - | - | - | - | Cancelled |