Agosta-class submarine

	French submarine Ouessant at Brest in 2005
Class overview
Operators	French Navy (former); Spanish Navy; Pakistan Navy; Royal Malaysian Navy;
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Succeeded by	Template:Sclass2-; Template:Sclass2-;
Subclasses	Agosta 90B
In commission	1977 - Active in service in Spain and Pakistan
General characteristics
Displacement	1,500 long tons (1,524 t) surfaced; 1,760 long tons (1,788 t) submerged (France, Spain); 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) submerged (Pakistan);
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in) (France, Spain); 76 m (249 ft 4 in) (Pakistan);
Beam	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) submerged; 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged (snort);
Test depth	300 m (980 ft) (France, Spain); 350 m (1,150 ft) (Pakistan);
Complement	5 officers; 36 men;
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar; Thomson Sintra DSUV 22; DUUA 2D Sonar; DUUA 1D Sonar; DUUX 2 Sonar; DSUV 62A towed array;
Armament	SM 39 Exocet; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes; ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedoes;

The Agosta-class submarines are French diesel attack submarines (SSKs) used by Spain, Pakistan and formerly by France. The French Navy grouped this model of submarine in their most capable class as an océanique, meaning "ocean-going." A modernised version built for Pakistan, the Agosta 90B, has a crew of 36 plus 5 officers and can be equipped with the MESMA air-independent propulsion (AIP) system.

Ships

French Navy

built by Arsenal de Cherbourg

Agosta (S 620) - completed 1977 - decommissioned 1997
Bévéziers (S 621) - completed 1977 - decommissioned 1998
La Praya (S 622) - completed 1978 - decommissioned 2000
Ouessant (S 623) - completed 1978 - decommissioned 2001

Spanish Navy

built by Cartagena dockyard

Galerna (S 71) - completed 1983 - in service
Siroco (S 72) - completed 1983 - decommissioned 2012
Mistral (S 73) - completed 1985 - in service
Tramontana (S 74) - completed 1985 - in service

Pakistan Navy

Two Agosta-class submarines originally destined for the South African Navy were cancelled following the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 418 in 1977. Built by AC Dubigeon, they were eventually sold to the Pakistan Navy.^{[citation needed]}

PNS/M Hashmat (S135) - completed in 1979, originally named Astrant
PNS/M Hurmat (S136) - completed in 1980, originally named Adventurous

The Agosta 90B, also known as the Khalid class, is a modernised design built for the Pakistan Navy. Various modifications give lower acoustic signature, increased diving depth, improved battery range and performance. Greater automation also allows the crew to be reduced from 54 to 36. The submarine can be armed with up to 16 torpedoes and SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles.^[1] The SM39 was test-fired from a Khalid-class submarine in 2001.^[2]

PNS/M Khalid (S137) - built in France by DCN Cherbourg, completed in 1999
PNS/M Saad (S138) - built in Pakistan with French assistance, completed in 2002
PNS/M Hamza (S139) - built in Pakistan, commissioned 14 August 2006

References

^ "SSK Agosta 90B Class Submarine, France". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Pakistan Navy Test-fires Two Missiles". People's Daily. 11 March 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links

Naval Technology page on Agosta 90B

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[1] "SSK Agosta 90B Class Submarine, France". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[2] "Pakistan Navy Test-fires Two Missiles". People's Daily. 11 March 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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