Abtao-class submarine
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Operators: |
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| Built: | 1953–1957 |
| In commission: | 1954–1999 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Submarine |
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| Length: | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
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The Abtao class were four submarines of the Peruvian Navy. Initially known as the Lobo class, they were modified U.S. Mackerel class, 825 tons standard, 1,400 tons submerged.[2][3]
Ships
- Dos de Mayo (1954) Pennant number 6, from 1959 SS-1, from 1960 SS-41. Completed in June 1954, initially known as Lobo, but renamed Dos de Mayo in April 1957.[2][3] Discarded 1999.
- Abtao (1953) Pennant number 5, from 1959 SS-2, from 1960 SS-42. Completed in February 1954, initially known as Tiburón, but renamed Abtao in April 1957.[2][3] Decommissioned in 1998 and became a museum ship in 2004.[1]
- Angamos (1957) Pennant number 7, from 1959 SS-3, from 1960 SS-43. Completed in July 1957, initially known as Atun, but renamed Angamos in April 1957.[3] Discarded 1990.[4]
- Iquique (1957) Pennant number 8, from 1959 SS-4, from 1960 SS-44. Completed in October 1957, initially known as Merlin, but renamed Iquique in April 1957.[3] Discarded 1993.[4]
References
- 1 2 www.hnsa.org/ships/abtao
- 1 2 3 Blackman, Raymond V.B. (1955). Jane's Fighting Ships 1955-56. Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co. Ltd.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-64. Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co. Ltd. 1964.
- 1 2 Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Steven, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Conways. ISBN 0-85177-605-1.
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