HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision across the seabed". However, a government spokesman said that there "was no compromise to nuclear safety". Hervé Morin, France's Minister of Defence, said that they "face an extremely simple technological problem, which is that these submarines are not detectable". HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision The submarines HMS "Vanguard" and "Triomphant" collided in the Atlantic Ocean in the night between 3–4 February 2009. Both are nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The Royal Navy's and the French Navy's both sustained damage, but no injuries or radioactivity releases were reported. At the time of the collision, both vessels were submerged and, according
French submarine Amazone (1916) 1917 during World War I. "Amazone" was built in the Schneider shipyard in Chalon-sur-Saone. It was laid down in 1913, launched in August 1916, and completed in June 1917. It was named after the mythological creatures, the Amazons. After its launching, "Amazone" served on the Adriatic Sea until 1918, when it was assigned to the 3rd Submarine Flotilla, based in Moudros, Greece. On 20 April 1928, she was renamed "Amazone II" to release the name for a new submarine, "Amazone". "Amazone II" was struck from the Naval Register in July 1932. French submarine Amazone (1916) The French submarine "Amazone" was