Émeraude (S 604)

The "Émeraude" is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy.

She is the fourth of the "Rubis" series. Between May 1994 and December 1995, she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the "Améthyste".

On the 30th of March 1994, an accidental explosion occurred in the engine comportment, while the boat was engaged in an anti-submarine exercise, killing ten men who were examining the turbo-alternator room.

Notes and references

* [http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/emeraude/index.htm Sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque "Emeraude"] netmarine.net