Good afternoon.
Hi Cascadia. Thanks. Yes, Iquique´s pennant number was SS-4 from 1959 to 1960. But from 1957 to 1959 (the year of the decommision of the 4 R class boats) its pennant number was 8. From 1960 until its final decommision the pennant number was 44.
And about the peruvian Rs:
Credits: Darth Panda, of course. Since plagiarism is the most straightforward form of praise, I must confess that I tried to mimic the refined aesthetics from Darth Panda's S submarine, and the general shape of the bow (specially the anchor well), and also the (scaled down) stern. I will be very pleased if he allows me to put his name alongside my own name (as it is already done!
). Pacocha is depicted as it was in mid 1930s, with Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes.