Abtao class submarine
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Lobo class (1954–1957)
Abtao class (1957–1999) |
| Builders: |
Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Operators: |
Peruvian Navy |
| Built: |
1953–1957 |
| In commission: |
1954–1999 |
| Completed: |
4 |
| Retired: |
4 |
| General characteristics [1] |
| Type: |
Submarine |
| Displacement: |
825 long tons (838 t) surfaced
1,400 long tons (1,422 t) submerged |
| Length: |
243 ft (74 m) |
| Beam: |
22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft: |
14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Armament: |
• 6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft)
• 1 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber gun |
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 Tiburon, 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
- ^ a b www.hnsa.org/ships/abtao
- ^ a b c Blackman, Raymond V.B. (1955). Jane's Fighting Ships 1955-56. Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co. Ltd.
- ^ a b c d e Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-64. Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co. Ltd. 1964.
- ^ a b Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Steven, eds (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Conways. ISBN 0-85177-605-1.