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Abtao class submarine

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Operators
  
Peruvian Navy

In commission
  
1954–1999

Built
  
1953–1957

Completed
  
4

Name
  
Lobo class (1954–1957) Abtao class (1957–1999)

Builders
  
Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut

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.

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. 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. Decommissioned in 1998 and became a museum ship in 2004.
  • 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. Discarded 1990.
  • 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. Discarded 1993.

    • References

    Abtao-class submarine Wikipedia
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