S-80 Plus-class Isaac Peral (S-81) | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Navantia |
Operators | Spanish Navy |
Preceded by | Scorpène class |
Cost |
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Built | 2005–2029 (planned) |
In commission | 2023-present |
Planned | 4 |
Building | 3 |
Completed | 1 |
Active | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP) |
Displacement | 2,965 t (2,918 long tons) submerged [2] |
Length | 81.05 m (265 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 11.68 m (38 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) [3] |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 8,000 km (5,000 mi) |
Endurance | 30-55 days in immersion |
Test depth | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Complement | 32 [5] (plus 8 troops) |
Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with DM2A4 torpedoes and Harpoon missiles UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II. [6] |
Notes | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days |
The S-80 Plus class (or Isaac Peral class) is a Spanish class of four submarines being built by the state-owned [7] Spanish company Navantia at its Cartagena shipyard for the Spanish Navy. In common with other contemporary submarines, they feature air-independent propulsion.
The class has its roots in the late 1990s, and Spain ordered the submarines into production in 2003. Due to problems with the design, it had to be extensively redesigned in the 2010s, and a Spanish government budget crisis forced additional delays. On November 30, 2023, the first submarine of the class entered service with the Spanish Navy.
They are oceanic submarines of medium tonnage with the capacity to carry out long duration missions in scenarios far from their base, and to do so stealthily. They will have an integrated platform control system that allows operation with a reduced crew complement and a high degree of automation with remote control. The characteristics of this class of ships place them at a level close to those of nuclear propulsion.[ citation needed ]
The lead boat in the class, the Isaac Peral , the first unit in the series, was launched by King Felipe VI and his daughter, Princess Leonor, heir to the throne, on 22 April 2021 at the Cartagena shipyards, entered to service in 2023, after originally being targeted for 2011. In 2024, the delivery date for the second vessel had slipped to 2025. [8] The remaining three boats are slated to be delivered in 2026 and 2028. However, the second boat had later been delayed until 2026 with the third and fourth vessels of the class planned for service entry in 2028 and 2029, respectively. [9] The S-80 class has also been offered for export.
In the 1980s, France began studies for the replacement of their S-60 Daphné-class diesel submarines. The French shipyard DCNI ( Direction des Constructions Navales International ) came up with an all-new design called S-80, with a teardrop hull and new weapons and sensors, which the French government ultimately decided[ when? ] not to fund. [10] DCNI then proposed a cheaper option called the S-90B, an S-70 Agosta-class submarine with limited improvements, which was rejected by the French but exported to Pakistan. [10] As the Spanish Navy faced the same problem in replacing their Daphnés, known as the Delfín class in Spanish service. As part of Plan ALTAMAR, the firm Bazán (later Izar, and then subsequently, the Spanish state-owned Navantia [7] ) started on a new design. It was later agreed to collaborate in a joint venture[ clarification needed ] based on the French S-80. [10] This joint design was shown at Euronaval in October 1990. [10]
The end of the Cold War meant that funding dried up and the joint venture had to wait until 1997 for their first sale of the new design to Chile, [11] which was designated the Scorpène class in export markets. The same year Spain started to look again at its requirements, and in 1998 they indicated that they would buy four Scorpènes, [10] optionally with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system for greater endurance when submerged. A staff requirement for the S-80 Scorpène variant was completed in October 2001. [12] This was soon overtaken by events, as the Armada (Spanish Navy) became more interested in using submarines for power projection than static defensive role. [12] This shift was codified in guidance of January 2002 from the Chief of Naval Operations and in a strategic defence review in February 2003. [12] The new requirement called for a larger submarine with better endurance and land-attack missiles, which became known as the S-80A design. This was an AIP submarine with a hull diameter of 7.3 metres (23 ft 11 in), compared to 6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in) for the Scorpène family, a submerged displacement of around 2,990 tonnes versus 1,740 tonnes, larger rudder surfaces and a different fin position. [12]
The Spanish government approved the purchase of four S-80A submarines in September 2003 and signed a contract with Izar on 24 March 2004. [13] The original deal was €1,756M to design and build four submarines, [13] about €439M per boat. However, this had increased to €2,212M [14] by 2010 (€553M per boat). The plan envisaged the first boat to be delivered in 2011 but government dithering over the company supplying the combat system pushed it back to 2013. [12] In 2011, Spain's budget crisis further delayed the first delivery until 2015, with the remaining boats being delivered at one year intervals until 2018. [15] Construction of S-81 began on 13 December 2007. [16] In January 2012 the names were announced, honouring three engineers who made submarines and the first commander of Spain's submarine force respectively - Isaac Peral (S-81), Narciso Monturiol (S-82), [17] Cosme García (S-83) and Mateo García de los Reyes (S-84). [18]
By May 2013, with over US$680 million of the project's US$3 billion budget for the four submarines spent, an overweight issue was discovered and eventually made public. Navantia engineers had miscalculated the weight of the submarines by some 100 t (98 long tons; 110 short tons) of the total 2,000 tonne mass of the submarines, more than enough to sink the submarines if not fixed. [19] As of 2013 [update] Navantia announced the issue would delay the delivery of the first submarine to the Spanish Navy until at least 2017. [20] That date proved to be optimistic. Lengthening the submarine created additional buoyancy. [7] Navantia signed on the US company General Dynamics Electric Boat to help solve the excess weight design issue. [21] In September 2014, the overweight issue was reported to have been resolved in design changes and the construction work to be ready to resume in late October 2014. [22] [ clarification needed ] In November 2014, Navantia again reported having completed the redesign work to address the problem of overweight. In all, the hull would be lengthened by 10 metres (33 ft), and the displacement increased by 100 tons. As of January 2018 [update] , the intended delivery date of the first submarine was to be September 2022, [23] but this was not achieved. At the time of the boat's launch in 2021 it was indicated that the plan was for the first boat to start sea trials in 2022 and be delivered in 2023. [24] Isaac Peral started sea trials in mid-2022, [25] and completed its first static dive in March 2023. [26]
In January 2017, it was reported that the air-independent propulsion system would not be ready in time for the delivery of the first submarine. [27] In November 2018 Abengoa and Tecnicas Reunidas companies stated that the test for a new-type AIP engine of the submarine were successful. [28] The Indian Navy considered the S-80 for its next generation of submarines under Project-75 class- submarine. [29] On November 30, 2023, the first unit of the class, the S-81, entered service with the Spanish Navy. [30]
The Integrated Combat System Core (ICSC) is called VC 9.0 SCA. [31] The ICSC provides set of weapons and sensors of the combat system with an optimal management of the command and control center, allowing to acquire, evaluate and present all the necessary information for the offensive, defensive or intelligence gathering actions at each moment. The ship is fitted with active and passive sonars with accurate electromagnetic detection systems. The submarine can communicate via Link-11 and Link-22 data links. [31]
The S-80's air-independent propulsion (AIP) system is based on a bioethanol-processor consisting of a reaction chamber and several intermediate Coprox reactors. Provided by Hynergreen from Abengoa, the system transforms the bioethanol (BioEtOH) into high purity hydrogen. The output feeds a series of fuel cells from UTC Power company.[ citation needed ]
The reformator is fed with bioethanol as fuel and oxygen (stored as a liquid in a high pressure cryogenic tank), generating hydrogen and carbon dioxide as subproducts. The produced hydrogen and more oxygen is fed to the fuel cells.[ citation needed ]
The bioethanol-processor also produces a stream of highly concentrated carbon dioxide and other trace gases that are not burned completely during combustion. This gas flow is mixed with sea water in one or more ejector venturi scrubber and then through a new system, SECO2 (or CO2 Removal System), developed by Bionet, and whose purpose is to dissolve the "bubbles" of CO2 in water to undetectable levels. [32]
The oxygen and fuel flow rates are directly determined by the demand for power. The AIP power in the S-80 submarine is at least 300 kW (400 hp). [32] A permanent-magnet electric motor moves a fixed propeller of a special design, that doesn't create cavitations at high speed.[ citation needed ]
As operation of the engine can produce noise that resonates through the boat, the engines are mounted on flexible RATO-S G-561W couplings from Vulkan. [33]
In December 2020, the Spanish Ministry of Defence announced the development of a Spanish fuel cell due to the high cost of the current SPC and to avoid the dependence on a foreign manufacturer. The program has a 6-year horizon to develop a 300 kW prototype. [34]
S-80 Plus-class submarines are designed to improve threat scenario missions. Their operational mobility will allow them to operate in remote areas, traveling discreetly at high speeds. Their air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, of new technological design, will ensure their ability to remain in an area for a very long period of time without being detected and their ability to operate in possible conflict zones. [35]
Capabilities include:
Italics indicate estimated dates
Pennant no. | Name [36] | Laid down | Launched | Delivered | Commissioned | Notes |
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S-81 | Isaac Peral | 2005 | 7 May 2021 [24] | 2023 [26] | 30 November 2023 | Operational [37] [38] [39] |
S-82 | Narciso Monturiol | 2007 | Expected 2026 [9] ' [8] | |||
S-83 | Cosme García | 2009 | Expected 2028 [9] [26] | |||
S-84 | Mateo García de los Reyes | 2010 | Expected 2029 [9] [26] |
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El calendario de entregas de los cuatro nuevos submarinos de la clase S-80 se estima ahora en: septiembre de 2022, mayo de 2024, marzo de 2026 y julio de 2027.