Italian submarine Carlo Feccia di Cossato (S 519)

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Carlo Fecia di Cossato
History
Italy
NameCarlo Fecia di Cossato
NamesakeCarlo Fecia di Cossato
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down15 November 1975
Launched16 November 1977
Commissioned5 November 1979
Decommissioned1 April 2005
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: S 519
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type Sauro-class submarine
Displacement
Length63.85 m (209.5 ft)
Beam6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17.4 ft)
Depth300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion
  • 3-shaft diesel 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 SPS-704
  • 1 x sonar Elsag-USEA IPD70/S
  • 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, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with reloads for:
  • 1.) Black Shark torpedo
  • 2.) Naval mines

Carlo Fecia di Cossato (S 519) was a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1]

Construction and career[]

Carlo Fecia di Cossato was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 15 November 1975 and launched on 16 November 1977. She was commissioned on 5 November 1979.

She was decommissioned on 30 April 2002. From 1 April 2005, she began disarmament while moored at La Spezia and she is expected to undergo restoration where she will be transferred to Trieste serve as a museum ship in their old port. The sister submarine, Nazario Sauro was destined for a similar role and was transferred on 18 September 2009 to be exhibited at the Galata - Museum of the sea in Genoa as an integral part of the museum.

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Smg. " DI COSSATO "". www.sommergibili.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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