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Wrecksea of Ruby Submarine, Cap Camarat, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. 🌊🇫🇷🌏
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🇦🇮The wreck of the Ruby submarine is an exceptional dive in the Mediterranean sea, located at Cap Camarat, between Cavalaire and St Tropez. The wreck rests at 40 m on a sandy bottom. She is very well preserved and her straight position on her keel makes her majestic especially on the bow.
The Ruby is a minelayer submarine, launched in Toulon in 1931. Measuring 66 m long, 7 m wide and 8 m high, it was armed with a 75 gun, two 13 mm machine guns and it could wet up to 32 mines. This submarine was equipped with a 3900 HP Vickers-Armstrong engine allowing it a speed of 8 knots while diving and 12 on the surface. The Rubis could descend to 50 meters, and navigate in periscopic immersion up to 15 meters with a crew of 45 men.
After serving in Norway, he came as reinforcements in the Mediterranean sea and in Scotland during the Second World War. On June 8, 1945, he returned to Oran where he was decommissioned and used as an instruction ship until 1950, then transformed into a submarine base. The Rubis emerged intact from the war, which for this type of boat is quite an achievement. In 1945 the results of the submarine are eloquent: 28 missions, 683 mines dropped, 15 ships, 7 minesweepers, 1 freighter of 4360 tons sunk, a damaged U-BOOT.
On January 31, 1958 it was towed 2600 meters from Cap Camarat. Commander Riffaud places the 9 kg charge, and blows up the rear of the Rubis, which sinks to a depth of 40 m for its last trip.

🇫🇷 L’épave du sous-marin Rubis est une plongée exceptionnelle en Méditerranée, située au Cap Camarat, entre Cavalaire et St Tropez. L’épave repose à 40 m sur un fond sablonneux. Il est très bien conservé et sa position droite sur sa quille le rend majestueux surtout sur la proue.
Le Rubis est un sous-marin mouilleur de mines, lancé à Toulon en 1931. Mesurant 66 m de long, 7 m de large et 8 m de haut, il était armé d'un canon de 75, de deux mitrailleuses de 13 mm et il pouvait mouiller jusqu’à 32 mines. Ce sous-marin était doté d’un moteur Vickers-Armstrong de 3900 CV lui permettant une vitesse de 8 nœuds en plongée et 12 en surface. Le Rubis pouvait descendre jusqu’à 50 mètres, et naviguer en immersion périscopique jusqu’à 15 mètres avec un équipage de 45 hommes.
Après avoir servi en Norvège, il vient en renfort en Méditerranée et en Ecosse pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. Le 8 juin 1945 il rentre à Oran où il est désarmé et utilisé comme navire d’instruction jusqu’en 1950 puis transformé en base sous-marine. Le Rubis ressort intact de la guerre, ce qui pour ce type de bateau relève de l’exploit. En 1945 les résultats du sous-marin sont éloquents : 28 missions, 683 mines larguées, 15 navires, 7 dragueurs, 1 cargo de 4360 tonneaux coulés, un U-BOOT endommagé.
Le 31 janvier 1958 il est remorqué à 2600 mètres du Cap Camarat. Le Commandant Riffaud place la charge de 9 kg, et fait exploser l’arrière du Rubis qui sombre sur un fond de 40 m pour son dernier voyage.

Taken in: France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Arrondissement de Draguignan / Ramatuelle (show map)

Taken on: September 21, 2021

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