S-604 Émeraude

Country:  France

Class, [Type]: Rubis, [SSN].

Builder: DCN, Cherbourg, France.

Launch date: 12 April 1986.

Commission date: 15 September 1988.

Displacement ( tons ): 2.280 standard, 2.410 surfaced/2.680 submerged.

Dimensions ( metres ): 73,6 x 7,6 x 6,45

Main machinery: 1 x CAS-48 48-Mw pressurized-water reactor (9.500 hp), 1 x electric motor driven by batteries powered by 1 x SEMT-Pielstick 8 PA4 V185 diesel generator set.

Speed ( knots ): 26,5.

Complement: 70 ( 10 officers ).

Missiles:  SSM: SM 39 missiles.

Torpedoes: 4 x 533mm tubes. 14 x F 17 Mod. 2 torpedoes.

Mines: 32 x FG29 mines in lieu of torpedoes.

Radar: Navigation / Surface search: 1 x DRUA 33.

Sonar: DMUX 20 suite; DSUV 22 multifunction passive array, DUUA 2B active, DUUX 5 acoustic intercept, TUUM underwater telephone, DSUV 62C towed passive array, DUUG 2 sonar intercept.

Countermeasures: EW: ARUR 13 intercept suite (Thales DR-4000U and DR-2000U).

Callsign: FAEW ()

Comment: On March 30th 2004 an accident onboard caused the death of the commanding officer and nine other personnel.

Homeport: Toulon.

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