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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rubis class submarine
		The Rubis type is a class of first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy.
		The Redoutable class submarine is a ballistic missile (SSBN) class, Sous-marin NuclÃ©aire Lanceur dEngins (SNLE), of the Marine Nationale, the oceanic part (Force OcÃ©anique StratÃ©gique, FOST) of the Force de frappe.
		The Rubis is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rubis-class-submarine (714 words)

	Naval Technology - SSN Rubis Amethyste Class - Attack Submarine
		The first four submarines were initially equipped for an anti-surface ship role but have been re-equipped to the same standard as the later submarines for both anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
		Rubis Amethyste Class submarines are to be replaced by the Barracuda Class nuclear powered attack submarines, which are planned to enter service from 2012.
		The Turquoise SSK submarine is a derivative of the Rubis Amethyste class.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/rubis (781 words)

	Mellow Submarine - DIVE Wrecks
		The Rubis was scuttled on the 31 January 1956 off Cap Camarat, between Cavalaire and St Tropez, thus preserving a page in the turbulent history of the 20th century.
		The submarine is still in good condition, even though many components such as the conning tower, the gun platform and the covers over the bays housing the mines have corroded.
		Submarines make a diverting change from other wreck dives, and for the aficionado the chance to dive with a submarine classic such as HMS Tantivy is an absolute must.
	www.divemagazine.co.uk /news/article.asp?UAN=1329&V=1&SP=332907508870406952462 (1537 words)

	Projects \| Review - Issue 4
		Submarine reactors must be compact, both because of the limited space available on submarines and because of weight constraints.
		In a design study for the new Virginia-class attack submarine, which has a submerged displacement of 7,700 tons, it was found that the ultimate result of a threefold increase in core size would be an increase in the displacement of the submarine by 12 percent.
		This submarine launched the 1,700-km-range JL-1 ballistic missile in 1982 and is expected to be the test platform for the successor missile JL-2, a variant of the new 8,000-km-range DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile.
	npc.sarov.ru /english/digest/42001/appendix5p1.html (2434 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Nuclear marine propulsion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		This marked the transition of submarines from slow underwater vessels to warships capable of sustaining 20-25 knots (37-46 km/h) submerged for weeks on end.
		Nautilus led to the parallel development of further (Skate-class) submarines, powered by single reactors, and an aircraft carrier, Enterprise, powered by eight reactor units in 1960.
		The largest submarines are the 26,500 tonne Russian Typhoon class.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Nuclear_marine_propulsion.html (968 words)

	Rubis - Information from Reference.com
		As its first stage the Rubis uses an Agate engine, and as its second stage, a P064 engine.
		The Rubis has a maximum altutude of 2000 kilometers, a takeoff thrust of 186 kN, a diameter of 0.80 m and a length of 9.60 m.
		All Rubis rockets were launched from Hammaguir, with the exception of the last launch, which took place from Biscarosse.
	www.reference.com /search?q=Rubis (120 words)

	wrecks france rubis
		The submarines of the Saphir class were about 66m-long; displacement 670 tons (surfaced) 925 tons (submaeged); max speed 12kn (surfaced) 9kn (submaeged); two 533mm plus two 395mm torpedo tubes; 32 mines; one 75mm gun and two 13mm machine guns.
		I sommergibili della Classe Saphir erano lunghi circa 66m; dislocamento 670 tonnellate (in emersione) 925 tonnellete (in emersione); velocità massima 12 nodi (in emersione) 9 nodi (in emersione); due tubi lanciasiluri da 533mm più due da 395mm; 32 mine; un cannone da 75mm e due mitragliere da 13mm.
		On July 3, 1940, the Rubis moved to the base of Dundee, Scotland: during the II World War she operated in the North Sea laying nearly 700 mines, that sank or damaged at least 25 ships.
	www.sportesport.it /wrecksFR034.htm (349 words)

	Appendix - The Russian Northern Fleet
		The pressurised hull was made of HY80 steel, and the submarine had a maximum diving depth of 400 meters.[621] The submarine sank during a diving test on April 10, 1963, and all the crew were lost.
		The Permit class of attack submarines was followed by the Sturgeon class, which also used the S5W reactor.[623] The noise from these submarines was reduced in comparison to the Permit-submarines, but its top speed was only about 25 knots.
		The submarine was torn into two pieces, and there are speculations that the accident may have been caused by the explosion on board of one of the torpedoes.
	www.spb.org.ru /bellona/ehome/russia/nfl/nfla.htm (1889 words)

	Defence History Section 2- The Wednesday Report
		RUBIS AMETHYSTE class submarines are said to be nearly $350 million while the suggested price for the more expensive, faster and larger TRAFALGAR class sub is $500 million.
		The 5200 tonne (submerged displacement) TRAFALGAR class is capable of underwater speeds in excess of 32 knots, a diving depth of 300 meters, and has 5 tubes capable of launching a broad range of weapons including the popular Mark 48 wire-guided torpedo and the submarine version of Harpoon, an effective anti-shipping sea skimmer.
		The RUBIS class is already in service with the French Navy and will be joined by the newer AMETHYSTE batch, the first of which is presently under construction.
	www.thewednesdayreport.com /twr/twr_comment.html (6137 words)

	QHM Portsmouth
		One of France’s six Rubis Amethyste-class attack submarines, she displaces 2,410 tons surfaced and has a crew of 66.
		She was modernised in the early 1990s and re-commissioned in 1993, the service life of all boats of the class having being extended to 30 years.
		Accompanying the Rubis throughout her visit will be a support vessel, the 1,450-ton supply tender Rari.
	www.qhmportsmouth.com /index.php?previous=24&art=29 (199 words)

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		Submarines have been a major element in naval warfare since the First World War, where the German submarine U-9 sank three British cruisers in one day.
		These air-independent submarines are lethal vessels, which have more endurance than regular diesel-electric submarines, while also not having to deal with the cost and expense of a nuclear power plant.
		However, coastal submarines cannot operate very far from their coastal waters, and this takes 22 of the EUs submarines out of play when it comes to long distance operations.
	www.strategypage.com /htmw/htworld/articles/20050302.aspx (733 words)

	French Rubis class, SSN
		The first attempt to build a nuclear powered attack submarine, by the Marine Nationale, date from 1954, when the first feasibility studies were begun.
		Development of a heavy water reactor using natural uranium was therefore begun, but this proved to be too large and heavy for submarine installation.
		The result was an exceptionally compact design little bigger then the diesel-electric powered submarine of the Agosta class, and with many common elements with regard to weapons and sensors.
	www.submarinesonstamps.co.il /openhist.php?ID=275 (348 words)

	DB2000 Encyclopedia - Submarine Entries - France
		These submarines have all been withdrawn from French service and will be replaced on the export market by the advanced Scorpene design.
		Description: Very first nuclear attack submarine built in France, the Rubis was launched in 1976 and commissioned in 1983.
		As other French submarines, automation allowed the reduction of the crew from 135 to 111 and electronics now improves detection abilities.
	www.harpoonhq.com /encyclopedia/HTML_Files/subs_files/france.htm (660 words)

	Yorkshire CND - Russian nuclear submarine accident - 17/8/00
		Whereas the Trafalgar class have a beam of 9.6 metres and a draft of 8 metres.
		The Spearfish torpedoes carried on British submarines today are a particular problem because of the large explosive power in the warheads and the toxic and explosive hazards of the Otto fuel which propels them.
		Typhoon class October 1991 Explosion of a ballistic missile in the launch tube of a Russian Typhoon class in the Norwegian sea.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /news/articles/kursk.htm (1281 words)

	Pursuing the upholder option Sea Power - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		New Canadian submarines must be very quiet and have small crews, a low indiscretion ratio, excellent sensors, first-class tactical dataprocessing equipment, and torpedo tubes (preferably six) compatible with the Mark 48 torpedoes already carried by the aging "O boats" (Oberon-class submarines).
		The 209 class (by reputation the most popular export submarine in the world) is unsuitable, being too small; the TR1700 could be a strong contender because it is proven, the right size, and operates with a crew of 29; the boats of a new class, the 212, will have AIP (air-independent propulsion) but are unproven.
		A modern diesel/electric patrol submarine designed for the rigors of operating in the northern oceans, the Upholder is well-proven in all the roles Canada requires.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_199712/ai_n8759826 (841 words)

	Denuclearization of the Oceans: Linking Our Common Heritage with Our Common Future, by David Krieger, March 1996
		The schedule is to complete one submarine per year for a total of 18 with the final one becoming operational in 1997.
		Four of these submarines are to be deactivated and the remaining four are to be converted to carry Trident-2 missiles.
		The first submarine of its class, Le Triomphant, recently began conducting trials in the sea and is scheduled to depart on its first patrol in March 1996.
	www.wagingpeace.org /articles/1996/03/00_krieger_denuclearization-oceans.htm (2995 words)

	GUILLOTINE THE SUBMARINE
		FNS Perle belongs to a group of Rubis Amethyste class nuclear powered attack submarines, “one of which has recently been withdrawn from service after the discovery of more radioactivity than expected in the main circuit of the vessel’s nuclear reactor” (Laurie Brereton press release, 24/11/00).
		FNS Rubis, commissioned in 1983, collided with a tanker on 17 July, 1993.
		Nuclear submarines have had an extremely bad year - the sinking of the Russian Kursk, the U.K.’s Tireless stranded at Gibraltar, and now the USS Greenbill killing nine people in the Pacific, having cut their ship in half.
	www.anawa.org.au /events/perle.html (685 words)

	WISE NC; TEN DIE IN NUCLEAR SUB ACCIDENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		He said the broken pipe was independent from the ship's propulsion system and the 2,400-tonnes Rubis class attack submarine was not carrying nuclear missiles at the time.
		On March 2, 1994, the nuclear powered submarine Amethyste on a training exercise hit the bottom of the Mediterranean at low speed, damaging its bow.
		The navy sacked the commander of another nuclear-powered submarine which hit a supertanker as it surfaced during anti-collision maneuvers off Toulon 19 July 1994 ripping a small gash in the ship's hull and causing an oil spill in the Mediterranean.
	www10.antenna.nl /wise/410/4059.html (354 words)

	Barracuda Nuclear Powered Attack Submarines
		Driven by hybrid steam-electric powerplant, based on a derivative of the K15 plant, which already powers the SSBN and Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, it will be able to maintain a submerged speed of up to 25 knots.
		Compared with the crew of 70 in the current Rubis class, Barracuda will accommodate a crew of 60 plus 15 passengers (for example, special forces personnel).
		This class will be the first French submarine to use non-penetrating masts and periscopes, thereby giving the naval architects greater freedom in positioning the sail relative to the hull.
	www.defense-update.com /newscast/1206/news/221206_barracuda.htm (573 words)

	NTI: Submarine: France Capabilities
		The French submarine fleet consists of nuclear-propelled attack (SSNs) and ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs).
		The class will be gradually decommissioned by 2012, and replaced with the newly developed Barracuda-class attack submarines, which are to begin entering service in 2010.
		This material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents.
	www.nti.org /db/submarines/france/index.html (756 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		They are the most compact nuclear attack submarines to date.
		Originally of the same generation as the Redoutable">Redoutable class, notably sharing the same distinctive vertical bow, the first units of the series have undertaken major refittings in the beginning of the 90s to upgrade them to the level of the AmÃ©thyste.
		The sonar dome and the conning tower are made of composite materials.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Rubis_class_submarine (326 words)

	Science Fair Projects - French Navy
		The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy).
		It operates a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, one aircraft carrier (at present) and strategic missile submarines (SSBNs).
		The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer"; thus, some large ships of the first rank (like Horizon) are designated "frigates", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Marine_Nationale (545 words)

	FS Rubis - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The Rubis (S 601 ; ex Provence) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy, named after the French submarine Rubis which distinguished herself during the Second World War.
		The Rubis is alleged to have entered the Pacific Ocean in 1985 to support the operation which lead to the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.
		It is claimed that the submarine recovered the crew of the yacht Ouvéa before they could be re-arrested by New Zealand police for their role in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.
	www.avoo.com /wiki/FS_Rubis (535 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: DCN
		The Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the tenth aircraft carrier in service with the French Marine Nationale, and the first French nuclear surface vessel.
		The La Fayette class units are large multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France (Marine Nationale), Saudi Arabia, Singapore (Republic of Singapore Navy) and Taiwan.
		The Triomphant class of strategic missile submarines of the French Navy are currently being introduced into service to provide the sea based component of the French nuclear deterrent or Force de frappe, with the M45 SLBM.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/DCN (824 words)

	French SSN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The Rubis class are the smallest SSNs yet built due to their compact reactor and heat exchanger.
		The Amethystes are based largely on the Rubis class, but with upgraded electronics.
		They are designed for anti submarine missions whereas the Rubis are designed for anti shipping ones.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /aj.cashmore/france/france-ssn.html (78 words)

	SAGEM Periscopes - Archived 6/1999
		Derivatives of the German periscopes equipped the submarines of the Narval and Arethuse classes (built between 1949 and 1955).
		The Rubis class was tasked largely with anti-ship warfare, establishing a requirement for periscope operations under all conditions.
		Both the Daphne and Agosta class submarines sold in limited numbers, but the market at that time was dominated by the Type 209 family.
	www.forecastinternational.com /archive/ws/ws12666.htm (1856 words)

	Do Russian attack submarines carry nuclear weapons?-Blog-Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces
		One submarine would always be in dry-dock maintenance and four would be available to sustain one submarine on patrol.
		The French are building two Le Triomphant-class strategic submarines to replace their older L’Inflexible sisters and have the Barracuda-class nuclear fleet boats funded to replace the existing Amethyste-Rubis submarines.
		The first two submarines of this class are in a poor technical condition and will decomission soon.
	russianforces.org /blog/2006/09/do_russian_attack_submarines_c.shtml (5789 words)

	DIVE - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Only the Rubis remained to complete one last mission — the mining of the Trondheim Fjord, in which a significant part of the German North Sea Fleet was anchored.
		Older submarines released their mines through a hatch — with the new externally located system there was less risk of unwanted surfacing.
		The vessel’s position accentuates this impression — the submarine is lying on its keel, as if ready to launch an attack on an unseen enemy.
	www.divemagazine.co.uk /news/printablearticle.asp?sp=332712508759406700292&v=1&UAN=1329 (1210 words)

	List_of_submarine_classes - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		United States Gato class submarine: Kuroshio was launched on August 15, 1955 and deleted on March 31, 1966.
		Oyashio class submarine class (old): A single unit that was first launched on May 25, 1959 and deleted on September 30, 1976.
		Displacement was at 1139 t when surfaced and 1420t when submerged, and armament was 4 533 mm bow torpedo tubes.
	www.thewordbook.com /List_of_submarine_classes (370 words)

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