Spanish submarine Delfín (S61)

Delfín is a Daphné-class submarine, formerly in service with the Spanish Navy (1973-2003), and now since 2004 a museum ship in Torrevieja, as part of the Museo del Mar y de la Sal.[3][4][5][6]

Delfín moored at Torrevieja as a museum ship in 2017.
History
 Spain
NameDelfín
BuilderBazán, Cartagena, Spain
Laid down13 August 1968
Launched25 March 1972
Commissioned3 May 1973
Decommissioned10 september 2003[1]
HomeportCartagena, Spain
IdentificationPennant number S61
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Daphné-class submarine
Displacement
  • 860 tonnes (846 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,038 tonnes (1,022 long tons) submerged
Length57.75 m (189 ft 6 in)
Beam6.74 m (22 ft 1 in)
Depth5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 450 kW (603 hp) SEMT Pielstick-Jeumont-Schneider Type 12 diesel engines
  • 2 × 1,000 hp (746 kW) electric motors
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) snorkeling
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
Endurance30 days
Test depth300 m (980 ft)
Complement
  • 6 officers
  • 24 non-commissioned officers
  • 20 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems
  • DRUA 31 radar
  • DUUA 2B sonar
  • DSUV 2 passive sonar
  • DUUX acoustic telemeter
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARUR 10B radar detector
Armament
  • 12 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern)
  • 12 × torpedoes or missiles

See also

References
  1. La Armada despide a su submarino más veterano Revista Naval (10 de septiembre de 2003)
  2. Roche, Jean-Michel (2012). "Sous-marin Minerve : Caractéristiques principales". netmarine.net (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Torrevieja Floating Museums". alicantetoday.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. "Torrevieja Information - tourist guide - S-61 Delfin submarine floating museum". www.torrevieja.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. "Delfin S-61 submarine makes more history". Spanish News. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  6. "Veja as últimas fotos e planeje sua viagem para S-61 Delfín submarino flutuante Museum, Torrevieja". www.tristansoft.net. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

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