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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Agosta class submarine


French submarine Ouessant at Brest in 2005
French submarine Ouessant in Brest in 2005
Class overview
Operators: French Navy
 Spanish Navy
 Pakistan Navy
Preceded by:Daphné-class submarine
Succeeded by:Rubis-class submarine
Scorpène-class submarine
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 - in service
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.
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, lower 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.The SM39 was test-fired from a Khalid-class submarine in 2001.
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

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