French submarine Eurydice (S644)

Flore, sister ship of Eurydice
History
France
Name	Eurydice
Launched	19 June 1962
Commissioned	26 September 1964
Out of service	4 March 1970
Homeport	Saint-Tropez
Identification	S644
Fate	Lost in accident 4 March 1970
General characteristics
Class and type	Daphné-class submarine
Displacement	869 tonnes surfaced 1,043 tonnes submerged
Length	57.75 m (189.5 ft)
Beam	6.74 m (22.1 ft)
Draught	5.25 m (17.2 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp
Speed	Submerged: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Snorkelling: 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	Surfaced: 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Endurance	30 days
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)

Eurydice was a French submarine, one of eleven of the Daphné class.

On 4 March 1970, while diving in calm seas off in the Mediterranean, 35 miles (56 km) east of Toulon, a geophysical laboratory picked up the shock waves of an underwater explosion. French and Italian search teams found an oil slick and a few bits of debris, including a part that bore the name Eurydice.

The cause of the explosion was never determined. All 57 crew were lost.

The USNS Mizar took part in a search for the missing Eurydice and on 22 April 1970 they discovered several large pieces of wreckage in depths from 600 to 1,100 metres off Cape Camarat near Saint-Tropez.

See also[]

• List of submarines of France

References[]

• "Mystery of French submarine disasters can never be unveiled". Submariners World. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
• "Daphné the Doomed". Time. 16 March 1970. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
• "Historique du sous-marin Eurydice" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
• "La Flotte de guerre française en 1968" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.

External links[]

• "La Tragédie de La Minerve" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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