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Home» News»Video: French Navy Submarine Émeraude Deployed to the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea

Video: French Navy Submarine Émeraude Deployed to the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea

On April 7, 2021, the Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine(SSN) "Émeraude" and the Loire-class Offshore Support & Assistance Vessel (BSAM) "Seine" returned to their homeport at Toulon naval base following a long duration deployment that took them all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Xavier Vavasseur 17 Apr 2021

The “Marianne” mission took the two vessels to the Philippine Sea via the South China Sea, the Sunda Strait, the Mariana Trench, Australia and the U.S. base on Guam Island where the two ships carried out a crew change. The French Navy (Marine Nationale)’s Chief of Staff, Admiral Pierre Vandier, and the Commander of the French Submarine and Strategic Oceanic Force (ALFOST) Vice-Admiral Jean-Philippe Chaineau, were airlifted to spend the last hours of the mission at sea with the submarine’s crew.

Admiral Pierre Vandier expressed to the assembled personnel the gratitude of the French Navy and the French authorities through a paradigm: “Joy and Pride”.

This unprecedented deployment of more than seven months saw the two units cover 30,000 nautical miles in 199 days at sea. It also led the submarine’s crews to demonstrate their know-how during exercises with allied navies (India, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, United States). The BSAM, designed to accompany the missions of the Rubis-class and Suffren-class submarines, was able to provide support to the Émeraude throughout its mission. This cooperation is a perfect example of the French Navy’s ability to prepare and deploy far away in long-duration operations.

French Navy Indo-Pacific Rubis-class South China Sea Submarine 2021-04-17
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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