Murcia 11/30/2023 at 15:29 CET
It left the Navantia shipyard towards the sea to carry out surface navigation and immersion tests.
He S-81 Isaac Peralprimer submarine of the S-80 series built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy began its surface navigation and immersion tests this Friday before its delivery to the Navy in April 2023.
He submarine He left around 9:00 in the morning, escorted by several Navy vessels, towards the vicinity of the island of waste dumps and is scheduled to return around 1:00 p.m. to report on the tests carried out, which are carried out to test that the engines and propellers work correctly.
After its construction, its launching and now its first sailing, Navantia has overcome the “greatest technological challenge of the Spanish industry” in the words of Ricardo Domínguez, president of the shipyard. For its launching to be carried out, three million hours of prior work were necessary according to Navantia calculations.
The technology of the new series of submersibles with the Spanish seal is similar, according to their own explanations engineersthat of a spaceship.
So much so that Spain has gone from importing to exporting the design of submersibles with the construction of S-80. Right now India, Colombia and Canada They are considering acquiring the 80 series submarines to renew their fleets.
Navantia plans to deliver the S-81 to the Navy next year, after completing all the evidence.
