Salta 1933
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Santa Fe | S1 | 34 | Tosi, Taranto, Italy | 1928 | 27.7.1931 | 1933 | stricken 9.1956 |
| Santiago del Estero | S2 | 36 | Tosi, Taranto, Italy | 1928 | 28.3.1932 | 1.1933 | stricken 4.1959 |
| Salta | S3 | 35 | Tosi, Taranto, Italy | 1928 | 17.1.1932 | 1.1933 | stricken 8.1960 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
755 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
935 / 1155 |
|
Length, m |
69.2 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.68 |
|
Draught, m |
5.05 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Tosi diesels / 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 / 1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.5 / 9 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 90 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
7100(8) / 80(4) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/40 Odero-Terni, 2 x 1 - 8.80, 8 - 533 TT (4 bow, 4 stern) |
| Electronic equipment | hydrophone |
|
Complement |
40 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 80 |
Project history: Submarines were designed by Tosi on a basis of Italian Settembrini, in the Argentina references figure as Tarantinos class (i.e. constructed in Taranto). The contract by 208,000£ for one boat unit was concluded 29.9.1926. Saddle-tank hull. Pressure hull was shared on 5 compartments, the central station was a bulk hold-refuge. Submarines arrived to Argentina 7.4.1933. For their basing old armoured cruiser General Belgrano was used.
Modernizations: 1940s, all: + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 1
Naval service: No significant events.
Santiago del Estero 1937
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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