In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th Submarine Flotilla.
With the first submarine commissioned on 1 October 1967, the Portuguese Navy started to have a submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones, especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone.
The last Albacora-class submarine in service, NRP Barracuda, made its final mission in 2010. The class was replaced by two Type 209PN/Type 214PN submarines.
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albacora, class, submarine, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the submarine named Ghazi sunk during the 1971 Indo Pak war see PNS Ghazi The Albacora class was a diesel electric attack submarine SSK developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphne class Albacora class submarine Ghazi S 134 former Portuguese Navy Cachalote S 165 Class overviewNameAlbacoraBuildersAteliers Dubigeon NormandieOperators Portuguese Navy Pakistan NavyPreceded byNeptuno classSucceeded byTridente classIn commission1967 2010Completed4Retired4Preserved1General characteristicsTypeSubmarineDisplacement860 tons surfaced 1 043 tons submergedLength57 8 m 189 6 ft Beam6 8 m 22 3 ft Draught5 2 m 17 1 ft PropulsionDiesel electric two shafts 2 450Cv Hp 2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PA4 185 2 AREVA electric alternateSpeedSubmerged 16 knots 30 km h Surfaced 13 5 knots 25 0 km h RangeSurfaced 2 700 nmi 5 000 km at 12 knots 22 km h Complement54Armament12 21 7 in 551 mm DaphneTT 550 torpedo tubes 8 bow 4 stern 12 torpedoesIn 1964 the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeon Normandie Shipyard to create the 4th Submarine Flotilla With the first submarine commissioned on 1 October 1967 the Portuguese Navy started to have a submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone The last Albacora class submarine in service NRP Barracuda made its final mission in 2010 The class was replaced by two Type 209PN Type 214PN submarines Ships editCountry Pennant Name Completed Commissioned DecommissionedPakistan Navy S134 PNS Ghazi former NRP Cachalote 1969 Acquired 1975 2006Portuguese Navy S163 NRP Albacora 1967 1 October 1967 2000S164 NRP Barracuda 1968 4 May 1968 2010S165 NRP Cachalote 1969 25 January 1969 1975 Transferred S166 NRP Delfim 1969 1 October 1969 2005External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albacora class submarines Area Militar Albacora class submarine Archived 2009 12 24 at the Portuguese Web Archive in Portuguese NRP Barracuda profile at the Portuguese Navy website in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albacora class submarine amp oldid 1169774746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
