ASubmarines
Italian submarine Scirè (S 527)
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PO1 Steven Myers, U.S. Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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ASubmarines
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Italian submarine Scirè (S 527)larger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source57.2 m (188 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian submarine Scirè (S 527) | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Power | 1 × MTU 16V 396 diesel engine 1 × Siemens Permasyn 1,700 kW (2,280 hp) electric motor 7-bladed skewback propeller[source] | — |
| Name | Scirè[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Muggiano[source] | — |
| Laid down | 27 July 2000[source] | — |
| Launched | 18 December 2004[source] | — |
| Commissioned |
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
Single source8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
19 February 2007[source] |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2014[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Type 212 submarine[source] | — |
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| Test depth | Over 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] | >190 feet (58 m)[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes[source] | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Used by | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
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| Operators | — | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
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| Cost | — | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Type | — | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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