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| − | |Ship country=France |
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| − | |Ship name=''Améthyste'' |
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| − | |Ship laid down=31 October 1983 |
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| − | |Ship propulsion=*Pressurised water K48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), [[low-enriched uranium|LEU]] 7%;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/18321557.pdf|title=Examination of the Proposed Conversion|website=core.ac.uk|access-date=23 May 2024}}</ref> 2 turbo-alternators; 1 electric engine (7 MW); one propeller |
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| − | '''''Améthyste''''' is a nuclear-powered attack [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] of the [[French Navy]], the fifth of the [[Rubis-class submarine|''Rubis'' type]]. The boat's name is a pun on a precious stone (Amethyst) and the acronym ''AMElioration Tactique, HydrodYnamique, Silence, Transmission, Ecoute'' ("Tactical, hydrodynamics, silence and transmission improvements"). The boat is a major upgrade upon the initial design of the ''Rubis'' type, and earlier units have since been refitted to meet her standards. |
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| − | ==Service history== |
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| − | [[File:FS Amethyste under the guns of Henry VIII's Southsea Castle.JPG|''Améthyste'' entering [[Portsmouth Naval Base]], UK|thumb|300px]] |
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| − | ''Améthyste'' took part in Operation Allied Force, the [[1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|1999 bombing campaign]] over Yugoslavia, by protecting the [[NATO]] aeronaval group. Along with {{ship|French submarine|Rubis|S601|2}}, the boat was one of the two submarines that interdicted the Kotor straits to the [[Serbian River Flotilla|Serbian Navy]], thus effectively forbidding their use. The boat also gathered information for the coalition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/amethyst/actu.htm |title=Histoire et actualités du SNA ''Améthyste'' |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719181030/http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/amethyst/actu.htm |archive-date=19 July 2008 |website=Netmarine.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/amethyst/index.htm |title=Sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque ''Améthyste'' |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521085343/http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/amethyst/index.htm |archive-date=21 May 2008 |website=Netmarine.net}}</ref> |
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| − | The submarine ''Améthyste'' was part of the French naval task group led by the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle||2}} that departed Toulon on 30 October 2010 for a four-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name=defpros>{{cite web | title= Fifth Deployment for French ''Charles de Gaulle'' Aircraft Carrier | url= http://www.defpro.com/news/details/19346/ | work= defpros.news | publisher= Defense Professional | date= 3 November 2010 | access-date= 12 November 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106024758/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/19346 | archive-date= 6 November 2010 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name=Ragahuvanshi>{{cite web | first= Vivek |last=Ragahuvanshi | title= Indo-French Naval Exercises Set To Start | url= http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5390485&c=SEA&s=TOP | publisher= DefenseNews | date= 6 January 2011 | access-date=10 January 2011}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The task group commander, Rear Admiral Jean-Louis Kerignard, defined force's mission as follows: |
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| − | "The force would help allied navies fight [[piracy off the coast of Somalia]] and send jets to support NATO in the skies above Afghanistan."{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} |
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| − | Once on station, the ''Charles de Gaulle'' carrier task group joined two [[U.S. Navy]] [[carrier strike group]]s led by the {{sclass|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|1}}s {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}} and {{USS|Harry S. Truman}} operating in the Persian Gulf.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Subsequently, between 7–14 January 2011, the French carrier task group led by ''Charles de Gaulle'' participated with bilateral naval exercise, code named [[Varuna naval exercises|Varuna 10]], with the [[Indian Navy]]. Indian naval units participating in Varuna 10 included the [[Centaur-class aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] {{INS|Viraat|R22|2}}, the [[Godavari-class frigate|frigates]] {{INS|Godavari|F20|2}} and {{INS|Ganga|F22|2}}; and the [[Shishumar-class submarine|diesel-electric submarine]] {{INS|Shalki|S46|2}}. Varuna 10 was a two-phase naval exercise, with the harbor phase taking place between 7–11 January and the sea phase between 11 and 14 January in the Arabian Sea.<ref name=Ragahuvanshi/> |
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| − | In December 2022, the submarine was reported operating in the Atlantic and paid a rare visit to the [[HMNB Clyde|Clyde naval base]] in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=French Navy's Rubis class nuclear submarine visits Scotland |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/december/12649-french-navy-s-rubis-class-nuclear-submarine-visits-scotland.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240501195407/https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/december/12649-french-navy-s-rubis-class-nuclear-submarine-visits-scotland.html |archive-date=1 May 2024 |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=navyrecognition}}</ref> |
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| − | The [[fanion]] of ''Améthyste'' is decorated: |
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| − | * [[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures]] with 1 bronze star; |
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| − | * [[Cross for Military Valour]] with 1 palm. |
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