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Tramontana 2000

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Galerna S71   Bazán, Cartagena 5.9.1977 5.12.1981 22.1.1983 in service (2019)
Siroco S72   Bazán, Cartagena 27.11.1978 13.11.1982 5.12.1983 stricken 6.2012
Mistral S73   Bazán, Cartagena 30.5.1980 14.11.1983 5.6.1985 in service (2019)
Tramontana S74   Bazán, Cartagena 10.12.1981 30.11.1984 27.1.1986 in service (2019)


Technical data


Displacement standard, t1230
Displacement normal, t

1490 / 1750

Length, m

67.9

Breadth, m

6.80

Draught, m

5.40

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 SEMT-Pielstick 16PA4 185 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor / 1 cruising electric motor

Power, h. p.

3600 / 4600 / 32

Max speed, kts

12 / 20.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 185

Endurance, nm(kts)8500(9) / 350(3.5)
Armament

4 - 533 TT (bow, 20)

Electronic equipmentDRUA-33C radar, DUUA-2A/B, DSUV-22, DUUX-2A sonars, ECM suite
Complement54
Diving depth operational, m300


Standard scale images


<i>Galerna </i>2000
Galerna 2000


Graphics


<i>Tramontana </i> 2000
Tramontana 2000


Project history

French Agosta design. Two ordered in May 1975, and a second pair in June 1977. Built with some French assistance.

Modernizations

1991, Mistral: + DSUV-62 towed sonar array

1994, Galerna: - old ECM suite; + Manta-E, ACRUX ECM suites

1995, Siroco; 1997, Tramontana: - DUUX-2A/B sonar, old ECM suite; + DUUX-5 sonar, Manta-E, ACRUX ECM suites

2000, Mistral: - DSUV-62 sonar, old ECM suite; + Solarsub towed sonar array, Manta-E, ACRUX ECM suites

2004-2005, Galerna, Siroco, Tramontana: + Solarsub towed sonar array

Naval service

Mistral was damaged during incident in June 2006 and returned to service in April 2007. Tramontana was damaged during repair at Cartagena 5.9.2007, repaired but was seriously damaged again 12.12.2008 and returned to service in September 2009.