Rubis class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rubis |
| Operators: |  Marine Nationale |
| Preceded by: | Daphné |
| Succeeded by: | Barracuda |
| In commission: | 23 February 1983 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Cancelled: | S607 Turquoise (canceled) S608 Diamant (canceled) |
| Active: | S601 Rubis (ex-Provence) S602 Saphir (ex-Bretagne) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | nuclear attack submarine |
| Displacement: | 2400 t (surfaced) 2600 t (submerged) |
| Length: | 73.6 m |
| Beam: | 7.6 m |
| Draught: | 6.4 m |
| Propulsion: | Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48MW) ; 2 turbo-alternators ; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller 1 diesels-alternators SEMT Pielstick 8 PA 4V 185 SM - one auxiliary engine, 5 MW. |
| Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Complement: |
10 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
DMUX 20 multifunction |
| Armament: |
Anti-submarine : 4 x 533mm tubes for F17 mod2 torpedoes |
The Rubis type is a class of first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. They are the most compact nuclear attack submarines to date.
Originally of the same generation as the Redoutable class, notably sharing the same distinctive vertical bow, the first units of the series undertook major refittings in the beginning of the 90s to upgrade them to the level of the Améthyste.
They have a computer central 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 the conning tower 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.
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