O'HIGGINS (22) class

Country of Origin: Chile

ship list


 2 O'HIGGINS-class SUBMARINES (SS) (French-Spanish SCORPENE design)

 Name             Pendant   Launched         Commissioned         Status
 O'HIGGINS        SS-23     Nov. 1, 2003     Sept. 8, 2005        Active
 CARERRA          SS-22     Nov. 24, 2004    July 20, 2006        Active

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Chile ordered the O'HIGGINS-class subs on Dec. 17, 1997, for US$420 million. French shipbuilder DCNS performed about 60 percent of the construction work, including manufacturing the pressure...

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