Santa Fe-class submarine
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The Santa Fe-class submarines, also known as "Tarantinos" after the city in which they were built,[3] were a class of three pre-World War II submarines, designed and built in Italy in 1928–1933, as part of an Argentine expansion plan for its navy. They were in service with the Argentine Navy from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. [citation needed] The class was named after Argentine provinces starting with "S", as traditional in the Argentine Navy.[4]
Argentine Navy The three Santa Fe-class submarines in Mar del Plata, in the background mother ship ARA General Belgrano, date unknown | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Santa Fe class |
| Builders | Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto, Italy |
| Operators | Argentine Navy |
| Built | 1928–1958 |
| In commission | 1933–1960 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 69.20 m (227 ft 0.4 in) |
| Beam | 8.68 m (28 ft 5.7 in) |
| Draught | 5.05 m (16 ft 6.8 in) |
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| Test depth | 262.5 ft (80.0 m) |
| Complement | 40 |
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Service History
All three ships in the Santa Fe class were built by the Franco Tosti Shipyard in Taranto, Italy.[5] Santa Fe was launched 29 July 1931 and was affirmed the national flag on 26 October 1932. The submarine, along with its sister boats, Santiago del Estero and Salta, sailed to Buenos Aires where they arrived on 7 April 1933. Santa Fe received its combat flag in its namesake port of Santa Fe on 15 October 1933. It arrived in Mar del Plata on 1 September 1933 where it entered service. In a strong storm in July 1938, Santa Fe rescued a fishing boat in the waters off Cape Corrientes. Asides from this incident all three ships saw peaceful careers with little significance, The exception being Santiago del Estero participating in establishing a blockade on Río de la Plata during the Revolución Libertadora, and during which was attacked by a Gloster Meteor.
Design and Construction
The ships were ordered to fulfil the requirement of Article 2 of Law 11.378, which called for 6 submarines in two batches, However only one batch would be purchased. All 3 ships were ordered in October of 1927, All 3 ships would be built by Italian yards to the Cavallini hull configurations.
Ships in class
| Ship name | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe | S-1 | Franco Tosi, Taranto | 1928 | 28 July 1931 | 1932 | 1956[n 1] |
| Santiago del Estero | S-2 | 1928 | 28 March 1932 | 1933 | 1959[n 2] | |
| Salta | S-3 | 1928 | 17 January 1932 | 1933 | 1960[n 3] |
