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 Rubis (1931) shipping. With 22 ships sunk (14 of them German, including 12 warships), "Rubis" achieved the highest kill number in the FNFL. From 1946 to 1948, she was used as a school ship for rigging in Toulon. "Rubis" was struck on 4 October 1949, and was sunk on 31 January 1958 to be used as a sonar target. The wreck lies underwater between Cavalaire and Saint-Tropez, and has become a popular diving attraction. French submarine Rubis (1931) The French submarine "Rubis" (H4, 202, P15) was a minelaying submarine which first served in the French submarine pavilion, then the Free French Naval