Guglielmo Marconi | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Guglielmo Marconi |
Namesake | Guglielmo Marconi |
Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone |
Laid down | 23 October 1979 |
Launched | 20 September 1980 |
Commissioned | 11 September 1982 |
Decommissioned | 1 October 2003 |
Homeport | La Spezia |
Identification | Pennant number: S 521 |
Fate | Scrapped Aliaga Turkey 2024 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sauro-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 63.85 m (209.5 ft) |
Beam | 6.83 m (22.4 ft) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17.4 ft) |
Depth | 300 m (984.3 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM systems Elettronica Spa, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1 |
Armament |
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