French submarine Rubis (S601)

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History
France
Laid down	11 December 1976
Launched	7 July 1979
Christened	as Provence
Commissioned	23 February 1983
Decommissioned	2 December 2022
Renamed	renamed Rubis in 1993
Homeport	Toulon
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Rubis-class submarine
Displacement	2600 t (2400 t surfaced)
Length	73.6 m (241 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), LEU 7%; 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.
Speed	over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Test depth	over 300 m (980 ft)
Complement	10 officers 52 officiers mariniers 8 quartiers-maîtres and seamen
Sensors and processing systems	DMUX 20 multifonction ETBF DSUV 62C towed antenna DSUV 22 microphone system DRUA 33 radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 16
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) tubes.[1] total mixed load of 14 F17 mod2 torpedoes[1] 14 Exocet SM39[1] mines

Le Rubis (S 601), initially named Provence, was a first-generation nuclear attack submarine and lead boat of the Rubis class of the French Navy, assigned to the attack nuclear submarine squadron.