BAP Antofagasta (SS-32)
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_arrives_in_Naval_Submarine_Base_Kings_Bay_for_a_port_visit.jpg) BAP Antofagasta (SS-32) during a port visit to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in the United States in 2011 |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Type 209/1200 |
| Ordered: | August 12, 1976 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG |
| Laid down: | 3 December 1977 |
| Launched: | 19 December 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 22 May 1981 |
| Homeport: | Callao |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,180 t surfaced 1,285 t submerged |
| Length: | 55.9 m |
| Beam: | 6.4 m |
| Draft: | 5.9 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines 1 Siemens electric motor 1 shaft 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots surfaced 21 knots (39 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 11,300 nm surfaced at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 40 days on patrol |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 26 enlisted |
| Armament: | 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 14 SST-4 torpedoes |
| Motto: | Nuestro orgullo es su vergüenza |
BAP Antofagasta (SS-32) is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on August 12, 1976. She was built by the German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG at its shipyard in Kiel. She is named after the battle of Antofagasta which took place between naval forces of Peru and Chile on August 28, 1879 during the War of the Pacific. Following sea trials in the North Sea, she arrived at its homeport of Callao in 1981. After several years in service she was overhauled by Servicio Industrial de la Marina at Callao in 1996 for further use.
[edit] Sources
- Baker III, Arthur D., The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
- Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge, Apuntes para la historia de los submarinos peruanos. Biblioteca Nacional, 2001.
