Daphné-class submarine

These submarines were enlarged versions of the Aréthuse class. 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 (Eurydice 1970 and Minerve 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. PNS Hangor sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. Pakistan has now retired the submarine and is replacing it.

Besides its eight torpedo tubes forward, this submarine class has four in the stern. All are for torpedoes of the French 550 mm (21.7 in) diameter; while the forward tubes hold full-length torpedoes (either against ship either against submarine), the stern tubes hold only shortened ones (only against submarine, in autodefense).

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.

• S641 Daphné – completed 1964,decommissioned 1989
• S642 Diane – completed 1964, decommissioned 1989
• S643 Doris – completed 1964, decommissioned 1994
• S644 Eurydice – completed 1964 – lost in an accident on 4 March 1970
• S645 Flore – completed 1964, decommissioned 1989, preserved as museum shipinLorient, France
• S646 Galatée – completed 1964, decommissioned 1991
• S647 Minerve – completed 1964, lost in an accident on 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

The Pakistan Navy Hangor-class was formed of three submarines built in France and one acquired from Portugal in the mid-1970s

• S131 PNS Hangor – completed 1970, decommissioned 2006 and placed in Pakistan Maritime Museum
• S132 PNS Shushuk – completed 1970, decommissioned 2006
• S133 PNS Mangro – completed 1970, decommissioned 2006
• S134 PNS Ghazi - Portuguese Cachalote acquired in 1975, decommissioned 2006

The four Albacora-class submarines of the Portuguese Navy were built in France using the Daphne design. They formed the 4th Submarine Flotilla.

Three submarines were built by France for South Africa.

• S97 SAS Maria van Riebeeck, renamed SAS Spear

completed 1970, decommissioned by 2003

• S98 SAS Emily Hobhouse, renamed SAS Umkhonto

completed 1970, decommissioned by 2003

• S99 SAS Johanna van der Merwe, renamed SAS Assegaai

completed 1971, decommissioned by 2003, converted to museum ship^[4]

Four submarines were built for the Spanish NavybyBazanatCartagena dockyard. In Spain is named Delfín class (S-60).

• S61 Delfín

completed 1973 – decommissioned 2003, since 2004 a museum shipatTorrevieja^[5]

• S62 Tonina

completed 1973. decommissioned 2005, to be museum ship at Cartagena^[6]

• S63 Marsopa

completed 1975. decommissioned 2006

• S64 Narval – completed 1975 – decommissioned 2003

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  Daphné-class submarine Ghazi (S-134)
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  Psyché
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  Doris
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  Delfín

• List of submarines of France

  Media related to Daphné class submarine at Wikimedia Commons

• Sous-marin Minerve : Caractéristiques principales