BAP Antofagasta (SS-32)

BAP Antofagasta is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on 12 August 1976. She was built by the German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG at its shipyard in Kiel. She is named after the Naval Battle of Antofagasta during the War of the Pacific. Following sea trials in the North Sea, she arrived at its homeport of Callao in 1981. After several years in service she was overhauled by Servicio Industrial de la Marina (SIMA) at Callao in 1996.

BAP Antofagasta during a port visit to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in the United States in 2011
History
Peru
Name	BAP Antofagasta
Ordered	12 August 1976
Builder	Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG
Laid down	3 December 1977
Launched	19 December 1979
Commissioned	22 May 1981
Homeport	Callao
Identification	SS-32
Motto	Nuestro orgullo es su vergüenza
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 209/1200 submarine
Displacement	1,180 t surfaced 1,285 t submerged
Length	55.9 m (183 ft)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft)
Propulsion	4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines 1 Siemens electric motor 1 shaft 4,600 hp (3,400 kW)
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h) surfaced 21 kn (39 km/h) submerged
Range	11,300 nmi (20,900 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 4 kn (7.4 km/h)
Endurance	40 days on patrol
Complement	5 officers, 26 enlisted
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 14 SST-4 torpedoes

Sources

• Baker III, Arthur D., The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
• Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge, Apuntes para la historia de los submarinos peruanos. Biblioteca Nacional, 2001.