ARA Salta (S-31)

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:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type 209 submarine
Displacement:	1000 tonnes (Surfaced) 1207 tonnes (Submerged)
Length:	54.1 m (177 ft)
Beam:	6.2 m (20 ft)
Draught:	5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h) submerged
Range:	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 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 active service with the Argentine Navy.