BAP ''Angamos'' (SS-31) is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the

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on August 12, 1976. She was built by the German shipbuilder ''

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'' at its shipyard in

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. She was originally named ''Casma'' after a

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which took place between naval forces of

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and

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on January 12, 1839. Following

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s in the

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, she arrived to its homeport of

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in 1981. After a major overhaul by ''Servicio Industrial de la Marina'' at Callao SIMA in 1998, she was renamed ''Angamos'' after the

of the same name which took place on October 8, 1879.

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Angamos (SS-31) 1979 ships Type 209 submarines of the Peruvian Navy Ships built in Kiel