The Améthyste is an attack nuclear submarine of the French Navy, the fifth of the Rubis type. Her name is a pun on a precious stone (Amethyst) and the acronym AMElioration Tactique, HydrodYnamique, Silence, Transmission, Ecoute ("Tactical, hydrodynamics, silence and transmission improvements"). She is the first vessel of the French Navy to bear the name. Download high resolution version (950x234, 22 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... Navy officers on the bridges of the frigate La Motte-Picquet French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ... The Rubis type is a class of first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

She is a major upgrade upon the initial design of the Rubis type, and earlier units have since been refitted to meet her standards.

The Améthyste also took part in Opération Trident, the 1999 bombing campain over Yugoslavia, by protecting the aeronaval group. Along with the Rubis, she was one of the two submarines who interdicted the Kotor straights to the Serbian Navy, thusly effectively forbidding its use. She also gathered informations for the coalition. Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... The Rubis is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy, named after the French submarine Rubis which distinguished herself during the Second World War. ...