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Rubis class SSN (1979)

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Nuclear Attack Submarines (S-601 to S-608). Service: 2019-2024 and present. Rubis, Saphir, Casabianca, Émeraude, Améthyste, Perle, Turquoise*, Diamant* (*cancelled) The Rubis class were the first nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Marine Nationale. Oddly compared to other fleets, they were built after the much larger and complex SSBNs they were supposed to protect. Originally planned in … Read more

Agosta class submarine (1977)

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Conventional Attack Submarines (S-620 to S-323). Agosta, Bézévier, La Praya, Ouessant. Service: 1978-2009. Next in the cold war French submarine lineage are the last French conventional design, the Agosta class. All were named after naval battles, starting with the battle of Augusta in 1676. Developed and constructed by DCNS in the 1970s to to succeed … Read more