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Agosta 90B class submarine
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| Operators: |  French Navy Pakistan Navy Spanish Navy |
| In service: | 1977 |
| Out of service: | 2001 in France Active in service in Spain and Pakistan |
| Ships in Class | |
| Ships in class: | France: Agosta, Beviziers, La Praya, Quessant Spain: Galerna, Siroco, Mistral, Tramontana Pakistan: Hashmat, Hurmat, Khalid, Saad, Hamza (S139) |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Geneva: 1,230 long tons Surface displacement: 1,500 long tons Submerged displacement: 2,050 long tons (Pakistan), 1,760 long tons (France, Spain) |
| Length: | 76 m (Pakistan), 67 m (France, Spain) |
| Beam: | 6.80 m |
| Draught: | 4.97 m |
| Pressure hull diameter: | 5.33 m |
| Buoyancy coefficient: | 14% |
| Periscope depth: | 14.20 m |
| Diving depth: | 350 m (Pakistan) 300 m (France, Spain) |
| Speed: | Maximum dived: 20.5 kt Snorting speed: 10.5 kt Surfaced speed: 12 kt |
| Range: | 10,000 nm |
| Endurance: | 68 days |
| Test depth: | 350 m (Pakistan), 300 m (France, Spain) |
| Radar: | Thomson CSF DRUA 33 |
| Sonar: | Thomson Sintra DSUV 22; DUUA 2D; DUUA 1D; DUUX 2; DSUV 62A towed array |
| Armament: | Aerospatiale SM 39 Exocet SSM; 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes. ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN Fl7 Mod 2 |
Agosta 90B class submarines are French attack submarines (SSKs) used by France, Spain, and Pakistan. The French Navy grouped this model of non-nuclear submarine in their most capable class as an océanique, meaning "ocean-going." An Agosta 90B has a crew of 36 plus 5 Officers.
built by Arsenal de Cherbourg
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- Agosta (S 620) - completed 1977 - decommissioned 1997
- Beveziers (S 621) - completed 1977 - decommissioned 1998
- La Praya (S 622) - completed 1978 - decommissioned 2000
- Ouessant (S 623) - completed 1978 - decommissioned 2001
built by Cartagena dockyard
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- Galerna (S 71) - completed 1983 - in service
- Siroco (S 72) - completed 1983 - in service
- Mistral (S 73) - completed 1985 - in service
- Tramontana (S 74) - completed 1985 - in service
built by AC Dubigeon - originally ordered for the South African Navy but embargoed due to the arms embargo - sold to the Pakistani Navy
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- PNS/M Hashmat (S135) - completed in 1979 - originally named Astrant
- PNS/M Hurmat (S136) - completed in 1980 - originally named Adventurous
The Agosta 90B is a modernised design built for the Pakistani Navy,
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- PNS/M Khalid (S137) - built in France by DCN Cherbourg - completed in 1999
- PNS/M Saad (S138) - built in Pakistan with French assistance - completed in 2002
- PNS/M Hamza (S139) - built in Pakistan by Pakistani engineers without any assistance in 2006 - commissioned 14 August 2006
Amir Abdullah
- Naval Technology page on Agosta 90B
- - Pakistani Military Consortium