ARA Salta (S-31)

Summary

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]

Type 209 submarine ARA Salta (S-31)
History
Argentina
NameARA Salta
BuilderHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Germany
Completed12 November 1972
Commissioned9 February 1973
IdentificationS31
StatusUsed as training platform at dockside
General characteristics
Class and typeType 209 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,000 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 1,207 tonnes (Submerged)
Length54.1 m (177 ft 6 in)
Beam6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • surfaced (22,000 km at 15 km/h)
Endurance50 days
Crew31
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Passive sonar AN-525 A6
  • Active sonar AN-407 A9
Armament

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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History edit

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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Notes edit

  1. ^ "Finalizó la fase marítima del ejercicio Atlasur VIII". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Submarinos Clase "Salta (IKL-209)"". Argentine Navy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ De Vedia, Mariano (26 January 2020). "El Gobierno negocia con Noruega la compra de un submarino". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ Fundación Nuestromar (8 November 2020). "Estiman que la llegada del próximo submarino operativo para Argentina demoraría de cinco a seis años". nuestromar.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ^ José Javier Díaz (October 2, 2020). "Submarinos para la Armada Argentina". Pucará Defensa (in Spanish).

Further reading edit

  • Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Burzaco, Ricardo (1999). SUBMARINOS DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA 1933 - 2000 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Eugenio B. ISBN 9789879676417.

External links edit

  • History of Submarine force at Official site, in spanish Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official site of the Armada Argentina -Official Museum, in spanish Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • Argentine Submarine Force, in spanish at deyseg.com.ar
  • (in Spanish) Argentine Navy official website - Submarine Force page (Poder Naval - Fuerza de Submarinos - Unidades Archived 2017-11-21 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2017-02-04)