French submarine Casabianca (S603)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Casabianca (Q183) |
| Laid down: | 19 September 1981 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1984 |
| Christened: | as Bourgogne |
| Commissioned: | 13 May 1987 |
| Renamed: | renamed Casabianca |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Fate: | In active sevice |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Rubis class submarine |
| Displacement: | 2600 t (2400 t surfaced) |
| Length: | 73.6 m |
| Beam: | 7.6 m |
| Draught: | 6.4 m |
| Propulsion: |
Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW) ; 2 turbo-alternators ; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller |
| Speed: | over 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km) |
| Test depth: | over 300 m |
| Complement: |
10 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
DMUX 20 multifonction |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
ARUR 13 |
| Armament: |
Anti-submarine : 4 x 533 mm tubes for F17 mod2 torpedoes |
The Casabianca (ex-Bourgogne) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy. She is named in honour of the famous submarine of the Free French Naval Forces Casabianca.
She is the third of the Rubis series. Between 1993 and June 1994, she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the Améthyste.
During the Péan inter-allied manoeuvres of 1998, Casabianca managed to "sink" USS Eisenhower and her Ticonderoga class escort cruiser[1]
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