French submarine Émeraude (S604)
Émeraude is a nuclear attack submarine from the first generation of attack submarines of the French Navy.
Emeraude by Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer in early morning | |
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Name: | Émeraude |
Namesake: | Emerald |
Laid down: | October 1982 |
Launched: | 12 April 1986 |
Commissioned: | 15 September 1988 |
Homeport: | Toulon |
Fate: | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
Displacement: | 2600 t (2400 t surfaced) |
Length: | 73.6 m (241 ft) |
Beam: | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
Draught: | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range: | 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) |
Test depth: | over 300 m |
Complement: |
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Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: | ARUR 13 |
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The boat is the fourth of the Rubis series. Between May 1994 and December 1995, the boat undertook a major refitting, which upgraded capabilities to the level of the Améthyste.
On 30 March 1994, an accidental explosion occurred in the engine compartment while the boat was engaged in a naval exercise off Toulon.[2] The explosion killed ten men, including the commander, who were examining the turbo-alternator room. The boat returned to base under diesel and battery power.[3][4]
In June 2009, the Émeraude was sent to the mid Atlantic to aid in the search for the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the ill-fated Air France Flight 447.[5]
- Tampion of the Emeraude
See also
Notes and references
- Riding, Alan (30 March 1994). "10 Are Killed In French Sub On Exercises". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- "10 Killed on French Submarine". Washington Post. 31 March 1994. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- "10 Die in French Submarine Accident". The Buffalo News. 30 March 1994. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- "More bodies found near Air France crash site". Reuters. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- Sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque Emeraude netmarine.net