Italian submarine Scirè (S 527)

Todaro-class submarine of the Italian Navy

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Scirè underway, 1 December 2009

History
Italy
Name| Scirè
Builder| Fincantieri, Muggiano
Laid down| 27 July 2000
Launched| 18 December 2004
Commissioned| 19 February 2007
Status| in active service, as of 2014[update]
General characteristics
Class & type| Type 212 submarine
Displacement|

* 1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced
* 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged

Length| 57.2 m (188 ft)
Beam| 7 m (23 ft)
Draught| 6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion|

* 1 × MTU 16V 396 diesel engine[1]
* 1 × Siemens Permasyn 1,700 kW (2,280 hp) electric motor
* 7-bladed skewback propeller

Speed|

* 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
* 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced[2]

Range| 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
Endurance| 3 weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overall
Test depth| Over 700 m (2,300 ft)[3]
Complement| 5 officers, 22 men
Armament| 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes[4]

Scirè (S 527) is a Todaro-class submarine of the Italian Navy. The submarine was laid down on 27 July 2000 at the Muggiano shipyard by Fincantieri. Scirè was launched on 18 December 2004[5] and commissioned on 19 February 2007.

## Namesake

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Scirè's earlier namesake, the submarine Scirè, was launched in 1938 and served during the Second World War. She participated in some of the operations of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, including the raid on Alexandria in 1941 using human torpedoes, before her loss in 1942.

## Service

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Scirè arrives in Connecticut, on 27 August 2009

Scirè spent over five months deployed to the U.S. in 2009, participating in the CONUS 2009 exercise with the United States Navy.

## References

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1. ^ "MTU 16V 396 diesel engine". Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
2. ^ "Uboote Klasse 212A". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
3. ^ "Deutsche Marine TV-Interview". marine.de (in German). Retrieved 2007-04-17.
4. ^ "Dette er ubåtsjefens våte drøm - nyheter". Dagbladet.no. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
5. ^ "Fincantieri launches the submarine "Scirè"". fincantieri.it. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

## External links

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* Scirè (S 527) Marina Militare website

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