BAP Arica (SS-36)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 1 October 1971 |
| Launched: | 5 April 1974 |
| Commissioned: | 21 January 1975 |
| Homeport: | Callao |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,180 t surfaced 1,285 t submerged |
| Length: | 55.9 m |
| Beam: | 6.4 m |
| Draft: | 5.9 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines 1 Siemens electric motor 1 shaft 4,600 hp |
| Speed: | 11 knots surfaced 21 knots submerged |
| Range: | 11,300 nm surfaced at 4 knots |
| Endurance: | 40 days on patrol |
| Complement: | 7 officers, 29 enlisted |
| Armament: | 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 14 SST-4 torpedoes |
| Motto: | Al rumbo que exija la Patria |
BAP Arica (SS-36) is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on June 24, 1970. She was built by the German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG at its shipyard in Kiel. She is named after the naval battle of Arica an engagemente between naval forces of Peru and Chile which took place on February 27, 1880. Following sea trials in the North Sea, she arrived to its homeport of Callao in 1975. After almost a decade in service she was overhauled in Kiel between 1983 and 1984 for further use.
[edit] 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.
