BAP ''Islay'' (SS-35) is one of two Type 209/1100

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s ordered by the

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on 24 June 1970. She was built by the German shipbuilder '' Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG'' at its shipyard in

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. She is named after the

Battle of Islay The Battle of Islay (Spanish: ''Batalla de Islay'' or ''Combate Naval de Islay'') occurred on January 12 and 13, 1838, during the War of the Confederation between Chile and the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. Background After the Treaty of Pauc ...

which took place between naval forces of

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and

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on 12 January 1838. Following

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s in the

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, she arrived to its homeport of

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in 1974. After almost a decade in service she was overhauled in Kiel in 1983 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Islay 1973 ships Type 209 submarines of the Peruvian Navy Ships built in Kiel