BAP Islay (SS-35)
Diesel-electric submarine of the Peruvian Navy (built 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BAP Islay (SS-35) is one of two Type 209/1100 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on 24 June 1970. She was built by the German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG at its shipyard in Kiel. She is named after the Battle of Islay which took place between naval forces of Peru and Chile on 12 January 1838. Following sea trials in the North Sea, she arrived to its homeport of Callao in 1974. After almost a decade in service she was overhauled in Kiel in 1983 for further use.
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Ordered | 24 June 1970 |
Builder | Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG |
Laid down | 15 March 1971 |
Launched | 11 October 1973 |
Commissioned | 29 August 1974 |
Homeport | Callao |
Motto | Honor y coraje |
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Length | 55.9 m |
Beam | 6.4 m |
Draft | 5.9 m |
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Range | 11,300 nm surfaced at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) |
Endurance | 40 days on patrol |
Complement | 7 officers, 29 enlisted |
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