ARA Salta (S-31)

For other ships with the same name, see ARA Salta.

Type 209 submarine ARA Salta (S-31)
History
Argentina
Name	ARA Salta
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Germany
Completed	12 November 1972
Commissioned	9 February 1973
Identification	S31
Status	Used as training platform at dockside
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 209 submarine
Displacement	1,000 tonnes (Surfaced) 1,207 tonnes (Submerged)
Length	54.1 m (177 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-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)
Endurance	50 days
Crew	31
Sensors and processing systems	Passive sonar AN-525 A6 Active sonar AN-407 A9
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 22 torpedoes

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]

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]

Design

History

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.

See also

• Dolphin-class submarine
• Type 214 submarine
• Ula-class submarine
• Tridente-class submarine

References

Notes

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

• 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.
• Burzaco, Ricardo (1999). SUBMARINOS DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA 1933 - 2000 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Eugenio B. ISBN 9789879676417.

External links

• 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)