NRP Arpão (S161)

History
Portugal
Class and type:	Tridente class submarine
Name:	NRP Arpão
Builder:	HDW
Laid down:	2005
Commissioned:	22 December 2010
Status:	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,700 tons (surfaced); 2,020 tons (submerged);
Length:	67.7 m (222 ft)
Beam:	6.35 m (21 ft)
Draught:	6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion:	2 generators AIP Siemens Sinavy (BZM-120); 240 KW; 2 diesel engines MTU 16V396 TB-94; 6,24 MW; 1 electric engine Siemens Permasyn; 2,85 MW; 1 axis;
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h) submerged; 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced; 6 knots (11 km/h) AIP system;
Range:	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h)
Endurance:	60 days
Test depth:	superior to 300 m (984 ft)
Capacity:	14 marines
Complement:	33 men:; 7 officers; 10 sergeants; 16 sailors;
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Kelvin Hughes KH-1007 (F) navigation radar; Atlas Elektronik GmbH ISUS 90 combat management system;
Armament:	8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes; 12 × Alenia Marconi Systems IF-21 Blackshark torpedo reloads; 6 × Sub-Harpoon UGM 84 capable;

NRP Arpão (S161) is a Tridente class submarine of the Portuguese Navy.[1]

References

Raquel Ramalho Lopes (1 May 2011). "Segundo submarino chegou a Portugal". RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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