Editing Agosta-class submarine (section)

==Ships==
[[File:Mistral gran carena.JPG|thumb|[[Spanish submarine Mistral|''Mistral'']] (S-73)]]
[[File:Submarine Museum.JPG|thumb|[[Submarine Museum]], ex-{{ship|French submarine|Ouessant|S623|2}} (S623)]]

===French Navy===
built by Arsenal de Cherbourg
* ''Agosta'' (S 620) – Completed 1977 – Decommissioned 1997
* ''Bévéziers'' (S 621) – Completed 1977 – Decommissioned 1998
* ''La Praya'' (S 622) – Completed 1978 – Decommissioned 2000
* {{ship|French submarine|Ouessant|S623|2}} (S 623) – Completed 1978 – Decommissioned 2001 (transferred to [[Royal Malaysian Navy]]).

===Spanish Navy===
built by Cartagena dockyard
* [[Spanish submarine Galerna|''Galerna'']] (S 71) – Completed 1983 – In service
* ''[[Spanish submarine Siroco|Siroco]]'' (S 72) – Completed 1983 – Decommissioned 2012
* ''Mistral'' (S 73) – Completed 1985 – Decommissioned 2020
* {{ship|Spanish submarine|Tramontana|S74|2}} (S 74) – Completed 1985 – Decommissioned 2024<ref>[https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4723183/armada-da-baja-submarino-tramontana La Armada da de baja el submarino Tramontana] Infodefensa (17/02/2024)</ref><ref>[https://murciaplaza.com/cartagena-se-despide-del-submarino-tramontana-que-se-jubila-tras-40-anos-de-servicio Cartagena se despide del submarino Tramontana, que se jubila tras 40 años de servicio] Murcia Plaza (16/02/2024)</ref><ref>[https://www.puentedemando.com/el-submarino-s-74-tramontana-causa-baja-en-la-armada/ El submarino S-74 “Tramontana” causa baja en la Armada] Puente de Mando (16/02/2024)</ref>

===Pakistan Navy===

* [[PNS Hashmat|PNS/M ''Hashmat'' (S135)]] – completed in 1979, originally named ''Astrant''
* [[PNS Hurmat|PNS/M ''Hurmat'' (S136)]] – completed in 1980, originally named ''Adventurous''

On 10 September 1974, [[South Africa]] announced to expand its submarine arm by entering in defence talks with [[France]] to acquire the ''Agosta-70''-class submarines.{{rp|113}}<ref name="Ashanti Pub. Pty Limited, Toit, 1992">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_XIsAAAAYAAJ&q=10+September|title=South Africaʼs Fighting Ships: Past and Present|last1=Toit|first1=Allan Du|date=1992|publisher=Ashanti Pub. Pty Limited|isbn=9781874800507|pages=359|language=en|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of South Africa|South African Prime Minister]] [[P. W. Botha]] engaged in discussion with acquiring two ''Agosta-70''-class submarines with [[President of France|French President]] [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing|Valéry d'Estaing]], and had [[Captain (naval)|Capt.]] [[Lambert Jackson Woodburne|L. J. Woodburne]] as the [[Project management|project-manager]] of acquisition of ''Agosta-70'' program in [[South African Navy]].<ref name="Human & Rousseau, Alexander, Barron, Bateman, 1986">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG9sAAAAIAAJ&q=Agosta|title=South African orders, decorations, and medals|last1=Alexander|first1=E. G. McGill|last2=Barron|first2=Gary K. B.|last3=Bateman|first3=Anthony J.|date=1986|publisher=Human & Rousseau|isbn=9780798118958|pages=160|language=en|format=snippet view|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> [[Chantiers Dubigeon|Dubigeon-Normandie]], the French contractor, built two Agosta-70 class submarine.<ref name="« PakDef Military Consortium, Shabbir, 2003">{{cite web|url=http://pakdef.org/agosta-90b/|title=AGOSTA 70A|last1=Shabbir|first1=Usman|date=June 2003|website=pakdef.org|publisher=« PakDef Military Consortium|location=Islamabad|language=en-k|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216205302/http://pakdef.org/agosta-90b/|archive-date=2017-02-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[France]] denied to order of delivery to [[South African Navy]] following the implementation of [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 418|Resolution 418]] (an arms embargo) by the [[United Nations]].<ref name="Chambers, Maguire, 1991">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4iIOAQAAMAAJ |title=Politics in South Africa: From Vorster to de Klerk|last1=Maguire|first1=Keith|date=1991|publisher=Chambers|isbn=9780550207524|pages=151 |format=snippet view|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |first=Victor |last=Moukambi |title=Relations between South Africa and France with special reference to military matters, 1960-1990 |date=2008-10-13 |publisher=[[University of Stellenbosch]] |hdl=10019.1/1228 |type=DPhil}}</ref><ref name="Wessels">{{cite journal|first=Andre |last=Wessels |date=20 April 2007 |title=The South African Navy During The Years of Conflict In Southern Africa, 1966-1989 |journal= Journal for Contemporary History |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=283–303 |hdl=10520/EJC28400 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Nuclear Threat Initiatives">{{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/pakistan-submarine-capabilities/|title=Pakistan Submarine Capabilities|last1=NTI|first1=Nuclear Threat Initiatives staffer|website=www.nti.org|publisher=Nuclear Threat Initiatives|access-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531141959/http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/pakistan-submarine-capabilities/|archive-date=31 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lancer Publishers, Goldrick">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XW7kKHQeQoC&pg=PA155 |title=No Easy Answers: The Development of the Navies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, 1945-1996 |last1=Goldrick|first1=James|date=1995|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9781897829028|location=Sydney, Australia |access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref>

The '''Agosta-70A class''' submarines were eventually offered to Pakistan, which Pakistan acquired for its military in 1978 and commissioned in Pakistan Navy in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hashmat Class (Fr Agosta-70) |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/hashmat.htm |website=www.globalsecurity.org |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref> In Pakistan Navy, there are known as '''Hashmat Class'''.

In 1983–1985, the class of submarines were deployed in [[Arabian Sea]] to deter the actions of the larger Indian Navy in seaborne theatre. As part of the Cold War operation, they were deployed in the Arabian Sea and later embarked on being deployed on long-range mission to test depth and submerged endurance in [[Indian Ocean]].<ref name="ABC Publishing House, Ravi, 1982">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXXfAAAAMAAJ|title=The Fourth Round: Indo-Pak War 1984|last1=Rikhye|first1=Ravi|date=1985|publisher=ABC Publishing House|pages=253 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Seaforth Publishing, Waters, 2011">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Us87DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT221 |title=Seaforth World Naval Review 2012|last1=Waters|first1=Conrad|date=2011|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=9781783830985 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>