Italian submarine Giuliano Prini (S 523)

Giuliano Prini (S 523) is aSauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1][2]

Giuliano Prini
History
Italy
NameGiuliano Prini
NamesakeGiuliano Prini
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down30 July 1987
Launched12 December 1987
Commissioned17 May 1989
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: S 523
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSauro-class submarine
Displacement
Length64.36 m (211.2 ft)
Beam6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught5.6 m (18.4 ft)
Depth300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion
  • 3-shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste 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 MM/BPS 704-V2
  • 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20
  • Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20
  • periscopes Kollmorgen
  • communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation
  • 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, BLD-727
Armament

Construction and career edit

Giuliano Prini was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 30 July 1987 and launched on 12 December 1987. She was commissioned on 17 May 1989.

She had been homeported in Taranto between 1999 and 2004 and was subjected to radical works that affected the platform and the combat system.

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Citations edit

  1. ^ "Prini (S523) - Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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