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 19 October 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]
This design evolved into the Scorpène 1000.
References
- ^ "The Andrasta Submarine's Design is Heavily Influenced by the Scorpene Submarine". Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ IHS Events, Webinars, Training and User Groups
- ^ Janes, Feb 2009
- ^ "The multipurpose littoral submarine" (PDF). DCNS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Naval Technology, Sept 2008