The Albacora class is diesel-electric

Diesel-electric

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 attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy

Portuguese Navy

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 based on the French

France

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 Daphné class submarine

Daphne class submarine

The Daphné class was a type of diesel-electric patrol submarines built in France between 1958 and 1970 for the French Navy and for export.-History:...

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In 1964, the Portuguese government

Portugal

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 ordered the construction of four of this class to the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th submarine flotilla.

With the first submarine commissioned on October 1, 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

Exclusive Economic Zone

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The last Albacora class submarine in service, the Barracuda, made its finally mission in 2010. The class is to be replaced by two Type 214/209PN submarines

Type 209 submarine

The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...

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Ships

Country	Pennant Pennant number In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers...	Name	Completed	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Pakistan Navy Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...	S134	PNS Ghazi (former NRP Cachalote)	1969	Acquired 1975	2006
Portuguese Navy Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....	S163	NRP Albacora	1967	October 1, 1967	2000
	S164	NRP Barracuda	1968	May 4, 1968	2010
	S165	NRP Cachalote	1969	January 25, 1969	1975 (Transferred)
	S166	NRP Delfim	1969	October 1, 1969	2005

See also

• Portuguese Navy
  Portuguese Navy
  The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....
  
  
• Daphné class submarine
  Daphne class submarine
  The Daphné class was a type of diesel-electric patrol submarines built in France between 1958 and 1970 for the French Navy and for export.-History:...
  
  

External links

• Área Militar: Albacora class submarine (in Portuguese)
• NRP Barracuda profile at the Portuguese Navy website (in Portuguese)