''Eurydice'' was a French
submarine
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, one of eleven of the .
On 4 March 1970, while diving in calm seas off
Cape Camarat
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History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...
in the
Mediterranean
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, east of
Toulon
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, a geophysical laboratory picked up the shock waves of an underwater explosion. French and Italian search teams found an
oil slick
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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.
The took part in a search for the missing ''Eurydice'' and on 22 April 1970 they discovered several large pieces of wreckage in depths from off Cape Camarat near
Saint-Tropez
, INSEE = 83119
, postal code = 83990
, image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg
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Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...
.
See also
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List of submarines of France
The submarines of France include Nuclear submarine, nuclear attack submarines and nuclear ballistic missile submarines of various List of submarine classes, classes, operated by the French Navy as part of the Submarine forces (France), French Subma ...
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Daphné-class submarines of the French Navy
Ships built in France
1962 ships
Maritime incidents in 1970
Lost submarines of France
Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
Ships lost with all hands