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Sauro-class submarine is a submarine. It was built by Italcantieri Monfalcone shipyard. Reported operators include Italian Navy.
ItalySauro-class submarine
STV Rudy Guastadisegni (of Italian Navy) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedSauro class
Italcantieri Monfalcone shipyard
Italian Navy
Toti class , Tang class , Tench class
Todaro class
1980
1979
8
4
4
1
Submarine
I and II Batches: 1,456 tons surfaced 1,641 tons submerged III Batch: 1,476 tons surfaced 1,662 tons submerged IV Batch: 1,653 tons surfaced 1,862 tons submerged
I and II Batches: 63.85 m III Batch: 64.36 m IV Batch: 66.00 m
6.83 m
I and II Batches: 5.3 m III Batch: 5.6 m IV Batch: 6.3 m
3 x shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 MW) I, II and III Batches: : 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW) IV Batch: : 1 electric engine ABB
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged
2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) to 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
300 m
7 officers, 44 men
I and II Batches: 1 x radar SMA SPS-704 1 x sonar Elsag-USEA IPD70/S Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes communication system by ELMER III and IV Batches , after update 1999/2005: 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
I and II Batches: ESM systems Elettronica Spa, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1 III and IV Batches , after update 1999/2005: ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727
I and II Batches: : 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 12 torpedoes Whitehead A-184 or 24 mines carried III and IV Batches: : 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 12 torpedoes Whitehead A-184 Mod.3 or 24 mines carried
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 63.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 63.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Sauro-class submarine equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ItalyItalian Navy Sauro-class submarines in the fleet during 2025. The command's annual review explicitly identifies four Sauro boats, separate from four U212A boats. This is fleet composition, not a simultaneous deployability count.
Reported count for Sauro class. Service scope: Italian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.