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The Albacora class was a diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphné class.
 Albacora-class submarine Ghazi (S-134), former Portuguese Navy Cachalote (S-165)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Albacora |
| Builders | Ateliers Dubigeòn-Normándie |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Neptuno class |
| Succeeded by | Tridente class |
| In commission | 1967–2010 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 57.8 m (189.6 ft) |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22.3 ft) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17.1 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | Surfaced: 2,700 nmi (5,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 54 |
| Armament | 12 × 21.7 in (551 mm) DaphneTT-550 torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern), 12 torpedoes |
In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th Submarine Flotilla.
With the first submarine commissioned on 1 October 1967, the Portuguese Navy started to have a submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones, especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone.
The last Albacora-class submarine in service, NRP Barracuda, made its final mission in 2010. The class was replaced by two Type 209PN/Type 214PN submarines.
Ships
edit| Country | Pennant | Name | Completed | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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| Pakistan Navy | S134 | PNS Ghazi (former NRP Cachalote) | 1969 | Acquired 1975 | 2006 |
| Portuguese Navy | S163 | NRP Albacora | 1967 | 1 October 1967 | 2000 |
| S164 | NRP Barracuda | 1968 | 4 May 1968 | 2010 | |
| S165 | NRP Cachalote | 1969 | 25 January 1969 | 1975 (Transferred) | |
| S166 | NRP Delfim | 1969 | 1 October 1969 | 2005 |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albacora class submarines.
- Área Militar: Albacora class submarine Archived 2009-12-24 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
- NRP Barracuda profile at the Portuguese Navy website (in Portuguese)