NRP Tridente
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NRP Tridente (S160) is a Tridente-class submarine of the Portuguese Navy.[1]
NRP Tridente in the Lisbon Naval Base | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Portugal | |
| Name | NRP Tridente |
| Builder | HDW |
| Laid down | 2005 |
| Commissioned | 2010 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tridente-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 67.7 m (222 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Endurance | 60 days |
| Test depth | superior to 300 m (980 ft) |
| Capacity | 14 marines |
| Complement | 33 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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Daytona incident
In July 2016, Tridente became entangled in the fishing nets of the French trawler Daytona. Neither the submarine nor the trawler were damaged.[2]
