Italian submarine Scirè (S527)
For other ships of the same name, see Italian submarine Scirè.
 Scirè underway, 1 December 2009 | |
| Career (Italy) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Scirè |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
| Laid down: | 27 July 2000 |
| Launched: | 18 December 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 19 February 2007 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 212 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 57.2 m (188 ft) |
| Beam: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × MTU 16V 396 diesel engine[1] 1 × Siemens Permasyn 1,700 kW (2,280 hp) electric motor 7-bladed skewback propeller |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced[2] |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced |
| Endurance: | 3 weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overall |
| Test depth: | Over 700 m (2,300 ft)[3] |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 22 men |
| Armament: | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes[4] |
Scirè (S527) is a Type 212 submarine for Italy's Marina Militare. The submarine was laid down on 27 July 2000 at the Muggiano shipyard by Fincantieri. Scirè was launched on 18 December 2004[5] and commissioned on 19 February 2007. As of 27 August 2009, Scirè remains active with the Marina Militare.
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- ↑ "MTU 16V 396 diesel engine". Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ↑ "Uboote Klasse 212A". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ↑ "Deutsche Marine TV-Interview". marine.de (in German). Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ↑ "Dette er ubåtsjefens våte drøm - nyheter". Dagbladet.no. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Fincantieri launches the submarine "Scirè"". fincantieri.it. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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