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}}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Daphné class | Builders= | FRA}}- Pakistan Navy
- {{Navy|Portugal}}
- {{Navy|South Africa}}
- {{Navy|Spain}}
| Aréthuse|submarine|4}} | Agosta|submarine|4}} | Subclasses=- {{sclass-|Albacora|submarine|4}} {{small|(Portugal)}}
- {{sclass-|Hangor|submarine (1968)|4}} {{small|(Pakistan)}}
| Cost= | Built range= | In service range= | In commission range=1964–2010 | Total ships building= | Total ships planned=25 | Total ships completed=25 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active= | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost=2 | Total ships retired=19 | Total ships preserved=4
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=Submarine | Ship tonnage= | Ship displacement=*860 tonnes surfaced | Ship tons burthen= | 57.75|m|abbr=on}} | 6.74|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 5.25|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp | 15|kn|km/h|0}}- Snorkeling: {{convert|8|kn|km/h|0}}
- Surfaced: {{convert|12|kn|km/h|1}}
| 10000|nmi|km|-2}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h}} | Ship endurance=30 days | 300|m|abbr=on}} | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement=*6 officers- 24 non-commissioned officers
- 20 sailors
| Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors=*DRUA 31 radar- DUUA 2B sonar
- DSUV 2 passive sonar
- DUUX acoustic telemeter
| Ship EW=ARUR 10B radar detector | Ship armament=*12 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern) | Ship armour= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | 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. HistoryThese submarines were enlarged versions of the {{sclass-|Aréthuse|submarine|4}}. Eleven were used by France. Boats of this design were sold to several other countries: Pakistan (3), Portugal (4), South Africa (3) and Spain (4). However, two ({{ship|French submarine|Eurydice|S644|2}} 1970 and {{ship|French submarine|Minerve|S647|2}} 1968) sank accidentally and brought sales to an end. The cause was eventually considered to have been a faulty snorkel design. The submarines were scrapped in the 1990s and Portugal sold one of its boats to Pakistan. {{ship|PNS|Hangor|S131|6}} sank the Indian frigate {{INS|Khukri|F149|6}} during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. Pakistan has now retired the submarine and is replacing it. Design featuresBesides its eight torpedo tubes forward, this submarine class has four in the stern, which point rearward. All are for torpedoes of the French 550 mm diameter; while the forward tubes hold full-length torpedoes, the stern tubes hold only shortened ones. The forward diving planes are located below the midplane of the hull. Unlike those of modern German submarines, which are similarly located, they function by tilting and cannot retract; neither do they fold. Ships- French Navy
- S641 Daphné – completed 1964 – decommissioned 1989
- S642 Diane – completed 1964 – decommissioned 1989
- S643 Doris – completed 1964 – decommissioned 1994
- S644 {{ship|French submarine|Eurydice|S644|2}} – completed 1964 – lost in an accident on 4 March 1970
- S645 Flore – completed 1964 – decommissioned 1989, preserved as museum ship in Lorient, France
- S646 Galatée – completed 1964 – decommissioned 1991
- S647 {{ship|French submarine|Minerve|S647|2}} – completed 1964 – missing 27 January 1968
- S648 Junon – completed 1966 – decommissioned 1996
- S649 Vénus – completed 1966 – decommissioned 1990
- S650 Psyché – completed 1970 – decommissioned 1996
- S651 Sirène – completed 1970 – decommissioned 1996
- Pakistan Navy (Hangor-class submarine)
- S131 {{ship|PNS|Hangor|S131|6}} – completed 1970 – decommissioned 2006 (now placed in Pakistan Maritime Museum)
- S132 {{ship|PNS|Shushuk|S132|6}} – completed 1970 – decommissioned 2006
- S133 {{ship|PNS|Mangro|S133|6}} – completed 1970 – decommissioned 2006
- S134 {{ship|PNS|Ghazi|S134|6}} (former Portuguese Cachalote) – acquired 1975 – decommissioned 2006
- Portuguese Navy ({{sclass-|Albacora|submarine|1}})
- S163 Albacora – completed 1967 – decommissioned 2000
- S164 Barracuda – completed 1968 – decommissioned 2010
- S165 {{ship|NRP|Cachalote|S165|2}} – completed 1969 – sold to Pakistan 1975
- S166 Delfim – completed 1969 – decommissioned 2005
- South African Navy
- S97 SAS Maria van Riebeeck – renamed {{ship|SAS|Spear}} – completed 1970 – decommissioned by 2003
- S98 SAS Emily Hobhouse- renamed {{ship|SAS|Umkhonto}} – completed 1970 – decommissioned by 2003
- S99 SAS Johanna van der Merwe – renamed {{ship|SAS|Assegaai}} – completed 1971 – decommissioned by 2003 – converted to museum ship[1]
- Spanish Navy (built by Bazan at Cartagena dockyard)
- S61 Delfín – completed 1973 – decommissioned 2003, museum ship at Torrevieja [2]
- S62 Tonina – completed 1973 – decommissioned 2005
- S63 Marsopa – completed 1975 – decommissioned 2006
- S64 Narval – completed 1975 – decommissioned 2003
Image gallery See also - List of submarines of France
References1. ^http://www.navy.mil.za/equipment/submarines.htm
2. ^S61 Delfin on display at Torrevieja harbour
External links{{Commonscat-inline|Daphné class submarine}}- Sous-marin Minerve : Caractéristiques principales
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