Andrasta-class submarine

Andrasta is a submarine design concept announced by the French shipbuilder DCNS in 2008. A development of the Scorpène-class submarine and based on the previous SMX-23 concept,[3] it is a smaller vessel optimised for shallow water operations. DCNS advertising material for the ship concept, in a PDF document with a date-time stamp of October 19, 2008, includes information and digital illustrations that reveal the torpedo tube configuration and other details.[4] The draught of the proposed submarine is apparent from the numbered depth markings shown on the hull in one of the illustrations. It is designed for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, as well as intelligence gathering and special operations.[5]

Class overview
Name: Andrasta
Active: None
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement: 855 metric tonnes (Surfaced)
Length: 48.8 m (160 ft 1 in)
Draught: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion: Single-screw[1] diesel-electric, with batteries and AIP.
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) (submerged)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)
Endurance: 5 days (submerged)
Test depth: >200 meters
Complement: 19 crew, plus 2 passengers and 6 divers
Armament:
  • Six torpedo tubes, which can also fire anti-ship missiles.[2]
  • A3SM (Mistral SAM) mast option.
Notes: Design concept only. No vessels yet ordered.

This design evolved into the Scorpène 1000. No orders yet.

See also

Scorpène-class submarine

References
  1. The Andrasta Submarine's Design is Heavily Influenced by the Scorpene Submarine
  2. IHS Events, Webinars, Training and User Groups
  3. Janes, Feb 2009
  4. "The multipurpose littoral submarine" (PDF). DCNS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  5. Naval Technology, Sept 2008
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