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ARA Salta (S-31) is a Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarine in service with the Argentine Navy.[1][2] The vessel was reported as incapable of navigation as of 2020.[3] However, Argentine navy divers were reported to be using her as a training platform at dockside.[4]
This article is missing information about design and history. (January 2020) |
Type 209 submarine ARA Salta (S-31) | |
History | |
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Argentina | |
Name | ARA Salta |
Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Germany |
Completed | 12 November 1972 |
Commissioned | 9 February 1973 |
Identification | S31 |
Status | Used as training platform at dockside |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 209 submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 54.1 m (177 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft |
Speed |
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Range |
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Endurance | 50 days |
Crew | 31 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Salta is one of two Type 209 acquired by the Armada Argentina; the other is ARA San Luis (S-32), which actively participated in the Falklands/Malvinas conflict in 1982 and was retired from service in 1997.[5]
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ARA Salta (S-31), has participated during the 1978 crisis, together with other Argentine surface ships and submarines. The Argentine Navy was deployed to the South Atlantic for a possible intervention against Chile. This war was avoided because a peaceful solution was achieved.
During the Falklands War (1982), the S-31 was not available because of several mechanic problems; mainly the torpedo firing system; a successful trial was performed on 15 June, when the conflict was over.
Since then, the S-31 has participated in several national and international exercises, and also spent many years patrolling the Argentine sea. As of 2022 the submarine is still in service, as a training platform for tactic divers (Buzos Tacticos) of the Argentine Navy; also for other drill exercises and basic submarine training.
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