Class profile

Salta Class Type 209/1200 Submarine

Argentina - Conventional Attack Submarine

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Salta Class Type 209/1200 Submarine
S31 ARA Salta

Class facts

Country

Argentina

Type

Conventional Attack Submarine

Length

56 m

Displacement

1248 t

Speed

22 kn

Public ships

0

Public description

The Salta Type 209/1200 class is an older Argentine submarine class associated with training and historical undersea capability. Diesel-electric propulsion, sonar and torpedoes describe the platform's design, but its current value is limited by inactive or reserve status. The class should not be counted as a dependable operational submarine capability without stronger evidence of readiness.

Public ships in class

No public ships yet.

Equipment summary

Weapon

SST-4 torpedo

removed

Heavyweight torpedo

removed

Sensor

Submarine sonar suite

removed

Propulsion

Diesel-electric propulsion

removed