French submarine Perle (S606)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Perle.
History
France
NamePerle
NamesakePearl
Laid down22 March 1987
Launched22 September 1990
Commissioned7 July 1993
HomeportToulon
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeRubis-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2600+ t
  • 2400+ t surfaced
Length74.6 m (244 ft 9 in)
Beam7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), LEU 7%;[1] 2 turbo-alternators; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller
  • 1 diesel-alternators SEMT Pielstick 8 PA 4V 185 SM; one auxiliary engine, 5 MW.
Speedover 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi)
Test depthover 300 m (980 ft)
Complement
  • 10 officers
  • 52 warrant officers
  • 8 petty officers
Sensors and
processing systems
  • DMUX 20 active/passive sonar
  • ETBF DSUV 62C towed array sonar
  • DSUV 22 passive cylindrical array sonar with active transducer
  • DRUA 33 radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARUR 13
Armament
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) tubes[2]
  • total mixed load of 14
    • F17 mod2 torpedoes
    • 14 Exocet SM39
  • mines

Perle is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy. The boat is the sixth and last of the Rubis series. Construction began on the submarine on 27 March 1987. The boat was launched on 22 September 1990 and entered active duty service on 7 July 1993.

  1. ^ McCord, Cameron (June 2013). Examination of the Proposed Conversion of the Nuclear Fleet from Highly Enriched Uranium to Low Enriched Uranium (PDF) (Bachelor). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "SSN Rubis Amethyste Class - Naval Technology".