Émeraude (S 604)
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| Career France |  |
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| Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
| Laid down: | October 1982 |
| Launched: | 12 April 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 15 September 1988 |
| Status: | In active sevice |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2600 t (2400 t surfaced) |
| Length: | 73.6 m |
| Beam: | 7.6 m |
| Draught: | 6.4 m |
| Propulsion: | Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW) ; 2 turbo-alternators ; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller 1 diesel-alternators SEMT Pielstick 8 PA 4V 185 SM; one auxiliary engine, 5 MW. |
| Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km) |
| Test depth: | over 300 m |
| Complement: | 10 officers 52 warrant officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: | DMUX 20 multifonction ETBF DSUV 62C tugged antenna |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | ARUR 13 |
| Armament: | Anti-submarine : 4 x 533 mm tubes for F17 mod2 torpedoes Anti-surface : 14 Exocet SM39 |
The Émeraude is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy.
She is the fourth of the Rubis series. Between May 1994 and December 1995, she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the Améthyste.
On the 30th of March 1994, an accidental explosion occurred in the engine comportment, as the boat was engaged in an anti-submarine exercice, killing ten men who were examining the turbo-alternator room.
 tampion of the Emeraude |
