S-527 Sciré

Country:  Italy

Class, [Type]: Todaro (Type 212A), [SSK].

Builder: Fincantieri, Muggiano, Italy.

Launch date: 18 December 2004.

Commission date: 19 February 2007.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.360 standard, 1.450 surfaced, 1.840 submerged.

Dimensions ( metres ): 55,15 x 7 x 7

Main machinery: diesel-electric: includes 9 x Siemens Polymer Electrolytic Membrane fuel cells (34 kw each) for air-independent cruising, 1 x MTU 8V183 SE83 diesel generator set (1,040 kw), 1 x Siemens Permasyn motor (4.184 hp).

Speed ( knots ): 12 surfaced, 20 submerged, 6-8 running on fuel cells.

Range ( miles ): 8.000 at 8 knots surfaced, 420 at 8 knots submerged.

Complement: 27 (4 officers).

Torpedoes: 6 x 533mm tubes. 12 x WASS A-184 Mod.3 torpedoes.

Mines: Capable of deploying up to 24 mines.

Radar: Navigation/Surface Search: 1 x Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007, I band.

Sonar: STN Atlas Elektronik DBQS-40FTC (CSU-90) suite: FAS 3-1 (flank array), PRS 3-15 (passive ranging), AN 5039A1 (intercept), STN Atlas Elektronik/AlliedSignal FMS-52 (MOA 3070) (mine-avoidance active) (30 and 70 kHz), Atlas DSQS-21DG (bow mounted, medium frequency, active), TAS-3 (towed linear passive hydrophone array).

Countermeasures: Decoys: HDW-WASS C303/S Circe torpedo decoy system (40 x tubes); EW: EADS FL-1800U (intercept).

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