Italian submarine Guglielmo Marconi (S 521)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Guglielmo Marconi | 
| Namesake | Guglielmo Marconi | 
| Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone | 
| Laid down | 23 October 1979 | 
| Launched | 20 September 1980 | 
| Commissioned | 11 September 1982 | 
| Decommissioned | 1 October 2003 | 
| Homeport | La Spezia | 
| Identification | Pennant number: S 521 | 
| Fate | Scrapped Aliaga Turkey 2024 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sauro-class submarine | 
| Displacement | |
| Length | 63.85 m (209.5 ft) | 
| Beam | 6.83 m (22.4 ft) | 
| Draught | 5.3 m (17.4 ft) | 
| Depth | 300 m (984.3 ft) | 
| Propulsion | 
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| Speed | 
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| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) | 
| Complement | 
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| Sensors & processing systems  | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys  | ESM systems Elettronica Spa, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1 | 
| Armament | 
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Guglielmo Marconi (S 521) was a Sauro-class submarine of the Italian Navy.[1]
Construction and career

Guglielmo Marconi was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 1 July 1976 and launched on 20 October 1979. She was commissioned on 6 November 1982.
She was decommissioned on 30 June 2010. She is currently moored at Quay Sauro Calata San Vito, pier 2, north side in the La Spezia Naval Base.[2] Gugliemo Marconi was sold for scrap 2023.
Citations
- ^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
 - ^ "Guglielmo Marconi (S 521) - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
 
External links
 Media related to S521 Guglielmo Marconi (submarine, 1982) at Wikimedia Commons
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