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SAPHIR
SUBMARINE S602
Saphir was
a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of
the French Navy. She was the second of the Rubis-class submarine.
Submarine Saphir was laid down on 1 September 1979 and
launched on 1 September 1981. She was commissioned on 6
July 1984.
In September 2001, Saphir torpedoed and sank a target
ship--the decommissioned destroyer D'Estrées, off
Toulon.
On 6 March 2015, during a training exercise off Florida Saphir
sunk the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its
escort.
After 35 years of active service, Saphir was
decommissioned in July 2019. In October 2020 it was
announced that the submarine Perle would be repaired
using the forward section of her decommissioned sister Saphir.
This primarily wood Saphir submarine model is
21" long x 8" tall x
4" wide
(1/144)
$1,590
 Shipping
and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other
places: $200 flat rate.
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For different
French submarine, click here:
Surcouf.
For another submarine
that sank an aircraft carrier in a naval exercise:
Gotland.
Learn more about the
Saphir submarine here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarine_Saphir_(S602)
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