Italian submarine Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S 525)

	Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia
History
Italy
Name	Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia
Namesake	Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia
Builder	Fincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down	12 November 1992
Launched	26 June 1993
Commissioned	12 June 1995
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	Pennant number: S 525
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Sauro-class submarine
Displacement	1,653 tonnes (surfaced); 1,862 tonnes (submerged);
Length	66 m (216.5 ft)
Beam	6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught	6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Depth	300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion	3-shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 mW); 1 electric engine ABB;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced); 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (submerged);
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	7 officers; 44 enlisted;
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 x radar SMA MM/BPS 704-V2; 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20; Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20; periscopes Kollmorgen; communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation; Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS; periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes; communication system by ELMER;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with reloads for:; 1.) Black Shark torpedo Mod.3; 2.) Naval mines;

Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S 525) is a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.^[1]^[2]

Construction and career

Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 12 November 1992 and launched on 26 June 1993. It was commissioned on 12 June 1995.

It is in service in the First Submarine Group based in the naval base of Taranto. The submarine, which was intensively used in training activities, between 1999 and 2002 was subjected to radical works involving the platform and the combat system.

Gallery

Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia being launched on 26 June 1993
Crest of Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia

Citations

^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Gazzana (S525) - Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2021.

External links

Media related to S525 Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (submarine, 1993) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[2] "Gazzana (S525) - Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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