Rubis class Attack Submarine French Navy Marine Nationale

French Navy - Marine Nationale
Rubis class Attack Submarine - SSN
(Sous-marin Nucléaire d’Attaque / SNA)

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Units:

S 601 FS Rubis (1983) - ex Provence
S 602 FS Saphir (1984) - ex Bretagne
S 603 FS Casabianca (1987) - ex Bourgogne
S 604 FS Emeraude (1988)
S 605 FS Amethyste (1992)
S 606 FS Perle (1993)

S 607 FS Turquoise - cancelled
S 608 FS Diamant - cancelled

06/22

Specifications:

Builder: Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS), Cherbourg, Normandy, France

Displacement: 2400 tons (surfaced) / 2600 tons (submerged)
Length: 73.6 meters (241 feet)
Beam: 7.6 meters (25 ft)
Draught: 6.4 meters (21 ft)
Speed: 25+ knots (46+ km/h) submerged
Range: unlimited (20-25 years)
Complement: 70

Propulsion:
1 x K48 Pressurized water nuclear reactor (48 MW / 64,000 hp)
2 x turbo-alternators / 1 x electric engine (7 MW / 9,400 hp)
1 x diesels-alternator SEMT Pielstick 8 PA 4V 185 SM / 1 x auxiliary engine (5 MW / 6,700 hp)
1 shaft / 1 propeller

Armament:

4 x 533mm (21 inches) torpedo tubes

for a mix of up to 14:
F17 Mod.2 - 21" heavy torpedoes
MBDA Exocet SM39 missiles
naval mines

Systems:
DMUX-20 active/passive sonar
ETBF DSUV-62C towed array passive sonar
DSUV-22 passive cylindrical array sonar with active transducer
DRUA-33 radar
ARUR-13 ECM system

Although the Rubis class belonged to the same generation as the Redoutable, due to President Charles De Gaulle's insistence on acquiring a nuclear deterrent for France, the Rubis program was started only in 1974, after the ballistic missile submarine program. The first Rubis hull was laid down in December 1976 and launched in 1979.

AMETHYSTE rebuild:
The initial design of the Rubis proved to be problematic with unexpectedly high noise levels. This led to the Améthyste silencing program (AMÉlioration Tactique HYdrodynamique Silence Transmission Ecoute, literally Silent Acoustic Transmission Tactical Hydrodynamic Improvement) which was applied to the fifth (S605 Améthyste) and sixth (S606 Perle) hulls.

Améthyste and Perle were both longer that the original Rubis, 73.6 metres (241 ft) as compared with 72 metres (236 ft) and the program included upgrades to the sonar, reshaping of the hull form and bow to improve silencing and additional upgrades of the electronics. With the upgrades tested and proven, the original 4 boats were rebuilt to the same standards between 1989 and 1995.

Design:
They have a central computer system for submarine detection, processing of information, and firing of weapons. The hull is made of 80 HLES high elasticity steel. The sonar dome and sail are made of composite materials. The submarines have two crews, "Blue" and "Red", who man the ships every three months in turn.

They will be succeeded by the 2nd-generation Barracuda class.

source: wikipedia

S 601 FS Rubis - ex Provence
Rubis = Ruby

Laid down: December 11, 1976 (as Provence)
Launched: July 7, 1979
Commissioned: February 23, 1983
renamed Rubis in 1993
Homeport: Toulon
IN SERVICE

S 602 FS Saphir - ex Bretagne
Saphir = Sapphire

Laid down: September 1, 1979 (as Bretagne)
renamed Saphir
Launched: September 1, 1981
Commissioned: July 6, 1984
Decommissioned: July 3, 2019

S 603 FS Casabianca - ex Bourgogne
named after the Redoutable-class submarine Casabianca of WWII

Laid down: September 19, 1981 (as Bourgogne)
renamed Casabianca
Launched: December 22, 1984
Commissioned: May 13, 1987
Homeport: Toulon
IN SERVICE

S 604 FS Emeraude
Emeraude = Emerald

Laid down: March 4, 1983
Launched: April 12, 1986
Commissioned: September 15, 1988
Homeport: Toulon
IN SERVICE

S 605 FS Amethyste
Amethyste = Amethyst

Laid down: October 31, 1984
Launched: May 14, 1988
Commissioned: March 3, 1992
Homeport: Toulon
IN SERVICE

S 606 FS Perle
Perle = Pearl

Laid down: March 27, 1987
Launched: September 22, 1990
Commissioned: July 7, 1993
Homeport: Toulon
IN SERVICE

planned but cancelled:
S 607 FS Turquoise
S 608 FS Diamant

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