S644 French Submarine Eurydice
Eurydice was a French submarine, one of eleven of the Daphné class.
 Flore, sister ship of Eurydice | |
| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | Eurydice |
| Namesake | Eurydice, a character in Greek mythology |
| Launched | 19 June 1962 |
| Commissioned | 26 September 1964 |
| Homeport | Saint-Tropez, France |
| Identification | S644 |
| Fate | Sunk 4 March 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Daphné-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 57.75 m (189 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 6.74 m (22 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp (1,200 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Range | Surfaced: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
On 4 March 1970, while Eurydice was submerged under calm seas off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) east of Toulon, France, a geophysical laboratory picked up the shock waves of an underwater explosion. French and Italian search teams found an oil slick and a few bits of debris, including a part that bore the name Eurydice. The United States Navy oceanographic research ship USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11) also took part in the search and on 22 April 1970 discovered several large pieces of wreckage off Cape Camarat near Saint-Tropez at depths ranging from 600 to 1,100 metres (2,000 to 3,600 ft).
The cause of the explosion was never determined. All 57 crew were lost.
See also
Citations
References
- "Mystery of French submarine disasters can never be unveiled". Submariners World. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "Daphné the Doomed". Time. 16 March 1970. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- "Historique du sous-marin Eurydice" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- "La Flotte de guerre française en 1968" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
External links
- "La Tragédie de La Minerve" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
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