Galerna (S-71) is an Agosta-class submarine of the Spanish Navy, currently in service. She was built by Bazán at Cartagena, Spain. Galerna was launched on 5 November 1981 and commissioned on 21 January 1983.
 Galerna in Almería in 2023
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| Name | Galerna |
| Builder | Bazán, Cartagena, Spain |
| Launched | 5 November 1981 |
| Commissioned | 21 January 1983 |
| Identification | S-71 |
| Status | Active in service |
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| Class and type | Agosta-class submarine |
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| Length | 67 m (219 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Test depth | 300 m (984 ft 3 in) |
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History
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Over the course of her career Galerna had taken part in a number of international and NATO exercises, including Sorbet Royal, Dogfish, Linked Seas, Dragon Hammer, Noble Marlin, TAPÓN, ALFEX, and MINEX. On 26 May 2016 Galerna returned to Cartagena from a deployment with the anti-terrorist Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean. During the deployment Galerna spent a month and a half monitoring possible illegal and terrorist activities.[1]
The Agosta-class submarines in Spanish service had a projected service life of 30 years. However, due to delays in the successor S-80-class program, they have undergone numerous repairs. Galerna was scheduled for another large overhaul in the summer of 2017, the fifth over her career, to extend her service life until the delivery of the next generation of submarines.[2] Galerna began her post-refit sea trials in July 2022. The refit aimed to extend her operational service life by five years with a return to operational service envisaged at the end of August.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Submarine 'Galerna' returns home after participating in Operation 'Active Endeavour'". Armada Espanola. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Villarejo, Esteban (4 February 2016). "La Armada prolongará la vida operativa de sus tres submarinos por el retraso del S-80" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Spanish Agosta class Galerna submarine begins sea trials after repairs". navyrecognition.com. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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