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Italian submarine Salvatore Pelosi (S 522)

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Guglielmo Marconi
History
Italy
NameSalvatore Pelosi
NamesakeSalvatore Pelosi
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down23 July 1985
Launched29 November 1986
Commissioned14 July 1988
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: S 522
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSauro-class submarine
Displacement
Length64.36 m (211.2 ft)
Beam6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught5.6 m (18.4 ft)
Depth300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion
  • 3-shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 mW)
  • 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (submerged)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 7 officers
  • 44 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 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
  • Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS
  • periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes
  • communication system by ELMER
Electronic warfare
& decoys
ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727
Armament

Salvatore Pelosi (S 522) is a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1]

Construction and career

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Salvatore Pelosi was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 23 July 1985 and launched on 29 November 1986. She was commissioned on 14 July 1988.

She had been homeported in Taranto between 1999 and 2002 and was subjected to radical works that affected the platform and the combat system.

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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