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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Italian submarine Scirè (S 527)larger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source57.2 m (188 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian submarine Scirè (S 527) | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Scirè[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Muggiano[source] | — |
| Laid down | 27 July 2000[source] | — |
| Launched | 18 December 2004[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 19 February 2007[source] | — |
| Status | in active service, as of 2014 |
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
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 source1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 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]
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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| Class & type | Type 212 submarine[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 3 weeks without snorkeling , 12 weeks overall[source] | — |
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| Test depth | Over 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes[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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| Country of origin | Italy[source] | Germany[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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 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 | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[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]