ARA San Juan (S-42)

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TR-1700 submarine ARA San Juan (S-42)
History
NameARA San Juan
BuilderThyssen Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany
Completed28 june 1983
Commissioned18 november 1985
Fate Argentine Navy
Statusin active service
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 2140 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 2336 tonnes (Submerged)
Length65,93 metres (216.34 feet)
Beam8,36 metres (27.95 feet)
Draught7,34 metres (24.32 feet)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft 4 × MTU diesels
  • 1 × Siemens electric motor
Speed
  • 15 Knots Surfaced
  • 25 knots Submerged
Range12,000 nm at 8 knots surfaced (22,000 km at 15 km/h)
Endurance30 days
Crew37
Sensors and
processing systems
  • radar Thompson CSF Calypso
  • Sonar Atlas Elektronik CSU 3/4, Thompson Sintra DUUX-5
Armament
  • 6× 533mm Tubes bow
  • 22 torpedoes

ARA San Juan (S-42) is a Template:Sclass2- diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Argentine Navy. San Juan was built by Thyssen Nordseewerke and completed on 19 November 1985. [1] [2]

Her mid-life refit was done in Argentina between 2008 and 2013. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The hull of the S-42 ARA San Juan again soldier
  2. ^ Miller, David (2002). The Illustrated Directory of Submarines. Zenith Press. p. 480. ISBN 0-7603-1345-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ El arte de reparar submarinos, Pagina 12 (accessed 2016-05-01)

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