French submarine Rubis (1931)

Rubis in difficulty in a minefield off Norway
History
France
Name	Rubis
Namesake	Ruby
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	3 April 1929
Launched	30 September 1931
Commissioned	4 April 1933
Stricken	4 October 1949
Honours and awards	Ordre de la Libération
Fate	Scuttled on 31 January 1958 to be used as sonar target
General characteristics
Class and type	Saphir-class submarine
Displacement	761 long tons (773 t) (surfaced) 925 long tons (940 t) (submerged)
Length	65.9 m (216 ft)
Beam	7.1 m (23 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Installed power	2 × 550 shp (410 kW) (electrical) 2 × 650 shp (480 kW) (diesel)
Propulsion	2 electrical engines 2 diesel
Speed	Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Underwater: 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Range	7.000 nmi (12.964 km; 8.055 mi) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) Submerged: 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	42
Armament	3 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 75 mm (3 in) deck gun 1 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns 32 naval mines

The French submarine Rubis (H4, 202, P15) was a Saphir-class minelaying submarine which first served in the French submarine force, then the Free French Naval Forces (FNFL) during the Second World War and back with the French Navy. The boat was awarded numerous awards. Accordingly, as a result of Rubis's service with the FNFL, the boat was made a companion of the Ordre de la Libération by a decree issued by General Charles de Gaulle on 14 October 1941.