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Saphir

1981 Rubis-class submarine
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Summary

Saphir is a nuclear-powered attack submarine[1]. Saphir draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (nuclear powered attack submarine category, ranking #54 of 123).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: French Navy[3]
  • Named after: sapphire[4]
  • Manufacturer: Naval Group[5]
  • Vessel class: Rubis-class submarine[6]
  • Commons category: Saphir (S 602)[7]
  • Country of origin: France[8]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[9], ship launching[10], keel laying[11]
  • Different from: HMS Satyr[12]
  • Name: Saphir[13]
  • Has part(s) of the class: K48[14]
  • Country of registry: France[15]

Why It Matters

Saphir has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Saphir is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Naval Group
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, keel laying
    Different from → HMS Satyr
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: France, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789795982772; ,Saphir,http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q142,France,1981-09-01T00:00:00Z"
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