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Italian submarine Primo Longobardo (S 524)

Primo Longobardo (S 524) is a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1][2]

Primo Longobardo
History
Italy
NamePrimo Longobardo
NamesakePrimo Longobardo
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down19 December 1991
Launched20 June 1992
Commissioned14 December 1993
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: S 524
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSauro-class submarine
Displacement
Length66 m (216.5 ft)
Beam6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Depth300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion
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

Primo Longobardo was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 19 December 1991 and launched on 20 June 1992. She was commissioned on 14 December 1993.

The boat, during its operational life, has carried out various activities at national and international level. Among the former there are both the classic institutional activities of the armed force such as surveillance in the enlarged Mediterranean in the context of the fight against maritime terrorism, and activities related to police tasks such as the repression of drug trafficking and the control of illegal immigration, and of protection environmental such as hydrocarbon pollution monitoring. Staff training is also carried out with participation in national exercises; with the naval air forces of the Naval Squad in the Open Sea, Amphex, Tirnav and Tiraer-Tireli cycles; in collaboration with the Underwater Operating Group in rescue training for submarines damaged in the Smerex cycles; with the Incursori Operational Group and the San Marco Regiment, now brigade, in training for Special Operations. International activities include NATO campaigns in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Red Sea and Indian Ocean; in detail he participated in the operational cycles Dog Fish, Destined Glory, Loyal Midas, Noble Manta, Noble Mariner, Proud Manta, Dynamic Guard

Although initially equipped with 6 torpedo launchers for A-184 Mod.3 wire-guided torpedoes and capable of launching mines, during an update it was prepared for the use of anti-ship missiles. During 2011, in collaboration with the NATO Underwater Research Center (NURC), the boat experimented with the latest generation of acoustic and magnetic sensors and carried out numerous tests with AUVs equipped with bistatic sona

Gallery edit

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    Primo Longobardo being launched on 20 June 1992

Citations edit

  1. ^ "Longobardo (S524) - 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.

External links edit


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