Eurydice was a French submarine, one of eleven of the .

On 4 March 1970, while Eurydice was submerged under calm seas off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean Sea east of Toulon, France, a geophysical laboratory picked up the shock waves of an underwater explosion. French and Italian search teams found an oil slick and a few bits of debris, including a part that bore the name Eurydice. The United States Navy oceanographic research ship also took part in the search and on 22 April 1970 discovered several large pieces of wreckage off Cape Camarat near Saint-Tropez at depths ranging from .

French submarine Eurydice (S644)

The cause of the explosion was never determined. All 57 crew were lost.

French submarine Eurydice (S644)

See also

List of submarines of France

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Daphné-class submarines of the French Navy

Ships built in France

1962 ships

Cold War submarines of France

Lost submarines of France

Maritime incidents in 1970

Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea

Warships lost with all hands

Submarines lost with all hands

French submarine accidents

Ships sunk by non-combat internal explosions

French submarine Eurydice (S644)