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Italian submarine Nazario Sauro (S 518)
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For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Nazario Sauro.
44.4135136°N 8.9239659°E / 44.4135136; 8.9239659
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Name | Nazario Sauro |
Namesake | Nazario Sauro |
Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone |
Laid down | 26 June 1974 |
Launched | 9 October 1976 |
Commissioned | 1 March 1980 |
Decommissioned | 30 April 2002 |
Homeport | La Spezia |
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Status | Museum ship at Galata Marine Museum, Italy since 18 September 2009. |
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Class and type | Sauro-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 63.85 m (209.5 ft) |
Beam | 6.83 m (22.4 ft) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17.4 ft) |
Depth | 300 m (984.3 ft) |
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Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM systems Elettronica Spa, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1 |
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Nazario Sauro (S 518) was the lead boat of the Sauro-class submarines of the Italian Navy.