Name Eurydice Out of service 4 March 1970 Identification S644 Length 58 m | Commissioned 26 September 1964 Homeport Saint-Tropez Launched 19 June 1962 Hull material Steel | |
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Fate Lost in accident 4 March 1970 | ||
Eurydice was a French submarine, one of nine of the Daphné class.
On 4 March 1970, while diving in calm seas off Cape Camarat 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.
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French submarine Eurydice (S644) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA