French submarine Rubis (1907)

	A French postcard of sister ship Topaze in Toulon during a naval review
History
France
Name	Rubis
Namesake	Ruby
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down	October 1903
Launched	27 June 1907
Completed	11 December 1909
Stricken	12 November 1919
Identification	Pennant number: Q43
Fate	Sold for scrap, 10 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Émeraude-class submarine
Displacement	395 t (389 long tons) (surfaced); 427 t (420 long tons) (submerged);
Length	44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) (o/a)
Beam	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft	3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Installed power	600 PS (440 kW; 590 bhp) (diesel engines); 600 PS (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × diesels; 2 × electric motors
Speed	11.26 knots (20.85 km/h; 12.96 mph) (surfaced); 8.7 knots (16.1 km/h; 10.0 mph) (submerged);
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) (surfaced); 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	40 m (130 ft)
Complement	2 officers and 23 crewmen
Armament	4 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 × bow, 2 × stern)

Rubis was one of six Émeraude-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century.

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