Saphir (S 602)
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| Career France |  |
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| Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
| Laid down: | 1 September 1979 |
| Launched: | 1 September 1981 |
| Christened: | as Bretagne |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1984 |
| Renamed: | renamed Saphir in 1991 |
| 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 Saphir (S 602) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy.
She is the second of the Rubis series. Between October 1989 and May 1991, she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the Améthyste.
In September 2001, she torpedoed and sank the ex-escadre escort D'Estrée near Toulon.
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