The Albacora class was a diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French .
In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th Submarine Flotilla.
With the first submarine commissioned on 1 October 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.
The last Albacora-class submarine in service, NRP Barracuda, made its final mission in 2010. The class was replaced by two Type 209PN/Type 214PN submarines.
Ships CountryPennantNameCompletedCommissionedDecommissioned Pakistan Navy S134 PNS Ghazi (former NRP Cachalote) 1969 Acquired 1975 2006 Portuguese Navy S163 1967 1 October 1967 2000 S164 1968 4 May 1968 2010 S165 1969 25 January 1969 1975 (Transferred) S166 1969 1 October 1969 2005
See also Equivalent submarines of the same era Type 206
External links
(in Portuguese) NRP Barracuda profile at the Portuguese Navy website (in Portuguese)