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In Saint-Mandrier semi-island. Access from Toulon, Saint-Mandrier, or Six-Fours-Les-Plages. |
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how? | By boat |
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distance | Good boat time (< 30min) |
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easy to find? | Difficult to find |
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More Details |
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week crowd |
Few divers |
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Empty |
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dangers |
- Boat trafic
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | S 640 |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Good |
| | experience | CMAS ** / AOW |
| | bio interest | Poor |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 28.0 m / 91.9 ft |
| | max depth | 30.0 m / 98.4 ft |
| | current | Low ( < 1 knots) |
| | visibility | Medium ( 5 - 10 m) |
| | dive type | - Wreck
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Additional Infos |
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| | IMPORTANT: an authorization from the french navy is required as this wreck is sunk in the middle of a military area. Some local dive clubs have it during the summer period, only some weekends.
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This french submarine L'Ariane(S-640) sunk two times: the first time for some secret tests performed by the french navy, close to la Fourmigue de Giens, then refloated, and sunk near the Cap Cepet (Saint Mandrier) as a training site for Navy Divers. During the last years many tests of the NewSuit (1 atm) have been performed.
The only submarine from the same type is "L'Argonaute" (S-636) visible in La Villette Museum
(http://leclubclio.free.fr/sous-marins/photos/visites/argonaute/a.htm).
According to the SHOM l'Ariance is registered under ref. SHOM# 18035357 and is located precisely at 43°4,2877'N; 05°57,2103'E. Depth 25m.
On the french riviera there are two other submarines: Le Protee near Cassis (127m), and the Rubis, near Cavalaire (38m).
More informations in that book: "Plongee sur les plus belles epaves de Provence" (editions
> Glenat), p.139-141:
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 43° 4' N |
| GPS Long. | 5° 57' E |
| Precision | Approximate |
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