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French submarine Agosta may refer to more than one submarine of the French Navy:

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<i>Agosta</i>-class submarine French diesel-electric submarine class

The Agosta-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric fast-attack submarine developed and constructed by the French DCNS in the 1970s to succeed the Daphné-class submarines. The submarines have served in the French Navy as well as exported to the navies of Spain and Pakistan. It also used by Royal Malaysian Navy for the training purpose. They were replaced in French service by the Rubis-class nuclear attack submarines but are still in active service with the navies of Spain and Pakistan. The French Navy grouped this model of submarine in their most capable class as an océanique, meaning "ocean-going."

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PNS <i>Hashmat</i>

PNS/M Hashmat (S-135) is the lead ship of Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.

PNS/M Saad (S-138) is a fast-attack submarine powered with an air-independent propulsion system and the second of the Agosta-90B/Khalid-class submarines jointly designed and constructed by France and Pakistan.

PNS <i>Hurmat</i> Diesel-electric submarine

PNS/M Hurmat (S-136) is a Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.

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PNS <i>Hamza</i>

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Spanish submarine <i>Siroco</i>

Siroco (S-72) was an Agosta-class submarine built for the Spanish Navy by Bazán at Cartagena, Spain. The submarine was launched on December 12, 1982, commissioned on December 7, 1983. Because of the economic crisis, the government didn't authorize the reparations of the submarine and was decommissioned on June 29, 2012.

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French submarine <i>Achille</i> (Q147)

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French submarine <i>Fresnel</i> (Q143)

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French submarine <i>Achéron</i> (Q150)

Achéron was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 ​​series commissioned in 1932. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France. She was scuttled in November 1942.

French submarine <i>Agosta</i> (Q178) WWII French submarine

Agosta was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 ​​series commissioned in 1937. She participated in World War II on the side of the Allies until she was scuttled in 1940.

French submarine <i>Ouessant</i> (Q180) WWII French submarine

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