ARA Salta (S-31)

Type 209 submarine ARA Salta (S-31)
History
Argentina
Name: ARA Salta
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Germany
Completed: 12 November 1972
Commissioned: 9 February 1973
Identification: S31
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Type 209 submarine
Displacement:
  • 1000 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 1207 tonnes (Submerged)
Length: 54.1 m (177 ft)
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)
Draught: 5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft
Speed:
  • 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced
  • 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h) submerged
Range:
  • 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • surfaced (22,000 km at 15 km/h)
Endurance: 50 days
Crew: 31
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Passive Sonar AN-525 A6
  • Active Sonar AN-407 A9
Armament:

ARA Salta (S-31) is a Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarine in active service with the Argentine Navy.[1][2]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Finalizó la fase marítima del ejercicio Atlasur VIII". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Submarinos Clase "Salta (IKL-209)"". Argentine Navy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

Further reading

  • Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  • Burzaco, Ricardo (1999). SUBMARINOS DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA 1933 - 2000 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Eugenio B. ISBN 9789879676417.

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