Preceded by:
Agosta (1977) | | |
| Class | Rubis | Amethyste |
| Type | Attack Submarine, Nuclear | Attack Submarine, Nuclear |
| Year | 1983 | 1992 |
| Crew | 66 | 66 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 72.1 m | 73.6 m |
| Beam | 7.6 m | 7.6 m |
| Draught | 6.9 m | 6.4 m |
| Displacement | ||
| Empty | 2,385 t | 2,400 t |
| Surfaced | ||
| Submerged | ||
| Performance | ||
| Speed | 46 km/h | 46 km/h |
| Range | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Machinery | ||
| Shafts | 1 | 1 |
| Turbines | 1 x Turbo alternator hp 9500 1 x Diesel alternator hp 6700 | 1 x Turbo alternator hp 9500 1 x Diesel alternator hp 6700 |
| Boilers | 1 x nuclear 64000 | 1 x nuclear 64000 |
| Fuel | Nuclear | Nuclear |
| Armament | ||
| Torpedo tubes | 2x2 x (533-mm) | 2x2 x (533-mm) |
| AA Weapons | L5 Mod 4 (14) F17 Mod 2 (14) SM39 Exocet (14) | L5 Mod 4 (14) F17 Mod 2 (14) SM39 Exocet (14) |
| Armor | ||
| Armor | None | None |
| Sensors | ||
| Radar | DRUA 33 | DRUA 33 |
| Sonar | DUUA 2B DSUV 22 DUUX 5 DSUV 62A | DMUX 20 DUUX 5 DSUV 62C |
| Production | ||
| Built | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 6 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Rubis | S601 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 11/12/1976 | 07/07/1979 | 23/02/1983 | 02/12/2022 | Inactive | |
|
Saphir | S602 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 01/09/1979 | 01/09/1981 | 06/07/1984 | 03/07/2019 | Inactive | |
|
Casabianca | S603 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 19/09/1981 | 22/12/1984 | 13/05/1987 | 27/09/2023 | Inactive | |
|
Émeraude | S604 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 10/1982 | 12/04/1986 | 15/09/1988 | - | Active | |
| Rubis (Améthyste): | |||||||||
|
Améthyste | S605 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 31/10/1983 | 14/05/1988 | 03/03/1992 | - | Active | |
|
Perle | S606 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 22/03/1987 | 22/09/1990 | 07/07/1993 | - | Active | |
|
Turquoise | S607 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | |
|
Diamant | S608 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | |