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TRIDENTE submarines (2010)
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Arpão 2014
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tridente | S160 | HDW, Kiel, Germany | 7.3.2005 | 15.7.2008 | 8.9.2010 | in service (2019) | |
| Arpão | S161 | HDW, Kiel, Germany | 5.7.2006 | 18.6.2009 | 22.12.2010 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1840 / 2020 |
| Length, m | 67.9 |
| Breadth, m | 6.30 |
| Draught, m | 6.60 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 MTU 16V396 TB84GB311 diesel-generators, 1 Siemens electric motor / 2 Siemens Polymer Electrolytic Membrane fuel cells AIP, Permasyn electric motor |
| Power, h. p. | 2700 / 8490 / 326 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 / 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 13000(4) / |
| Armament | 8 - 533 TT (bow, 16, inc. Sub-Harpoon SSM (4 UGM-84) Black Shark torps, Murena MN-102 mines) |
| Electronic equipment | Sphinx radar, CSU-90 sonar suite, ESMA-S ECM suite (UME-200 + CRS-8000), Circe torpedo countermeasure system, ISUS 90-50 CCS |
| Complement | 33 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 350 |
Standard scale images
Tridente 2010
Graphics
Arpão 2014
Project history
Type 209PN, compromise between the older type 209 and more modern type 214 designs. Planned third unit was never ordered due to financial problems.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
