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Chilean submarine <i>O'Brien</i> (S22)

Chilean submarine O'Brien (S22)

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The Chilean submarine O'Brien was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy.

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Design and construction

Main article: Oberon-class submarine

The submarine, built by Scottish company Scott Lithgow, was laid down on 17 January 1971, and launched on 21 December 1972.[1] The planned July 1974 completion was delayed by the need to redo internal cabling.[1] She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on 15 April 1976.[2] The submarine was named after John Thomond O'Brien, who fought in the Chilean War of Independence.[3]

Operational history

O'Brien was in service from the mid-1970s until the mid-2000s.

Decommissioning and fate

The museum in 2019

O'Brien and sister boat Hyatt were replaced by the Thomson-class submarines.

She is now permanently docked in the Chilean city of Valdivia where she is open to visitors as a museum ship.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 81. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
  2. [2]
    Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
  3. [3]
    JT O'Brien
  4. [4]
    "Museo Naval Submarino O'Brien". Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.


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