Italian submarine Guglielmo Marconi (S 521)

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Guglielmo Marconi
History
Italy
NameGuglielmo Marconi
NamesakeGuglielmo Marconi
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down23 October 1979
Launched20 September 1980
Commissioned11 September 1982
Decommissioned1 October 2003
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: S 521
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

Guglielmo Marconi (S 521) was a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1]

Construction and career[]

Guglielmo Marconi was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 1 July 1976 and launched on 20 October 1979. She was commissioned on 6 November 1982.

She was decommissioned on 30 June 2010. She is currently moored at Quay Sauro Calata San Vito, pier 2, north side in the La Spezia Naval Base.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Guglielmo Marconi underway in 1995

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Guglielmo Marconi (S 521) - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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