Seventeen ships of the French Navy have been named Rubis ("Ruby"), or Ruby as it was spelled until the 18th century: , a 48-gun ship of the line. HMS Ruby (1666), originally Rubis, a 64-gun ship of the line, captured in 1666, taken into service as HMS Ruby. She was hulked after sustaining storm damage in 1682 and broken up in 1685. , a 70-gun ship of the line, broken up in 1700. , a 50-gun ship of the line. , a fireship. , a 54-gun ship of the line, hulked in 1722. , a 56-gun ship of the line, broken up in 1729 , a 56-gun ship of the line, formerly HMS Ruby captured by Mars in 1707. Broken up in 1708. , a gunboat. , a 52-gun ship of the line, captured in 1747 and taken into service as HMS Rubis and condemned in 1748. , a 20-gun corvette, broken up in 1748. , a 26-gun ship, condemned in 1747. , a 40-gun frigate. She ran aground in 1813 and was burnt to prevent capture. , a paddle corvette. , a gunboat. , an . , a minelaying submarine. She was sunk in 1958 to be used as a sonar target. , a nuclear attack submarine and lead ship of her class. , the fifth planned nuclear attack submarine See also Sources and references Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Rubis French Navy ship names