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BAP Antofagasta (SS-32)
BAP Antofagasta (SS-32) is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on August 12, 1976. She was built by the German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG at its shipyard in Kiel. She is named after the battle of Antofagasta which took place between naval forces of Peru and Chile on August 28, 1879. Following sea trials in the North Sea, she arrived to its homeport of Callao in 1981. After several years in service she was overhauled by Servicio Industrial de la Marina at Callao in 1996 for further use.
Sources
Baker III, Arthur D., The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge, Apuntes para la historia de los submarinos peruanos. Biblioteca Nacional, 2001.
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