Chilean submarine O'Brien (S22) explained

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

Design and construction

See 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

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

• List of active Chilean Navy ships
• List of decommissioned ships of the Chilean Navy

External links

• Chilean Navy
• World of Navies - Chile

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Notes and References

1. Book: Moore, John . Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 . 80th . 1977 . . Jane's Yearbooks . London . 0531032779 . 18207174 . 81.
2. Book: Sharpe, Richard . Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99 . . Jane's Information Group . Coulsdon, Surrey . 1998 . 101st . 071061795X . 39372676 . 106.
3. http://irlandeses.org/dilab_obrienjt.htm JT O'Brien
4. Web site: Museo Naval Submarino O'Brien . 22 October 2019 . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218041526/https://ccm-valdivia.cl/ccm/index.php/institucion/museo-submarino-o-brien . dead .