Rubis

Rubis (Amethyste)

Type	SSN
Country	France
Displacement (t)	2,600
Length (m)	73.6
Beam (m)	7.6
Draft (m)	6.4
Height (m)	7.6
Max speed submerged (kn)	25.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	18.0
Max safe depth (m)	305
Endurance (days)	90
Propeller	1 propeller
Nuclear reactors	1
Class year	1993

Sensors

Sonar (3)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
DMUX 20	Hull	sub	3.0	2.6
DSUV-62	Towed	sub	5.1	—
DUUX-5	Flank	sub	—	—

Launchers (2)

Name

Tubes

Fire control

Max launch depth (m)

533mm Torpedo Tube (forward)

4

—

305

1983 - 1984: 6 x F17 Mod 1 , 4 x L5 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet
1985 - 1987: 6 x F17P Mod 1 , 4 x L5 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet
1988 - present: 10 x F17 Mod 2 , 4 x SM.39 Exocet

Signal Ejector

2

—

100

Individual hulls (6)

Name	Short name	Country	Start date	End date	Remark
S601 Rubis	Rubis	France	1992-01-01 (Modernization from "Rubis (1983)")	—	Amethyst mod
S602 Saphir	Saphir	France	1993-01-01 (Modernization from "Rubis (1983)")	2019-07-01 (Decommissioned)	Amethyst mod
S603 Casabianca	Casabianca	France	1994-01-01 (Modernization from "Rubis (1983)")	—	Amethyst mod
S604 Emeraude	Emeraude	France	1995-01-01 (Modernization from "Rubis (1983)")	—	Amethyst mod
S605 Amethyste	Amethyste	France	1992-03-03 (Commissioned)	—
S606 Perle	Perle	France	1993-07-07 (Commissioned)	—