Casabianca (S 603)
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| Career France |  |
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| Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
| Laid down: | 19 September 1981 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1984 |
| Christened: | as Bourgogne |
| Commissioned: | 13 May 1987 |
| Renamed: | renamed Casabianca |
| 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 Casabianca (ex-Bourgogne) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. She is named in honour of the famous submarine of the Free French Naval Forces Casabianca.
She is the third of the Rubis series. Between 1993 and June 1994, she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the Améthyste.
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