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ASubmarines
At a glance
Italian submarine Giuliano Prinilarger figure on 4 of 4
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source64.36 m (211.2 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian submarine Giuliano Prini | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Giuliano Prini[source] | — |
| Namesake | Giuliano Prini[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Monfalcone[source] | — |
| Laid down | 30 July 1987[source] | — |
| Launched | 12 December 1987[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 17 May 1989[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source1,476 tonnes (surfaced) 1,662 tonnes (submerged)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced) 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (submerged)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Home port | La Spezia[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : S 523[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Sauro -class submarine[source] | — |
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| Depth | 300 m (984.3 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 x radar SMA MM/BPS 704-V2 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 periscopes Kollmorgen communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes communication system by ELMER[source] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with reloads for: 1.) Black Shark torpedo Mod.3 2.) Naval mines[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Used by | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
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| Operators | — | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 205 submarine[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Built | — | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Completed | — | 18[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | — | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]