NRP Tridente (S160)

NRP Tridente (S160) is a Tridente class submarine of the Portuguese Navy.[1]

NRP Tridente in the Lisbon Naval Base
History
Portugal
Class and type: Tridente class submarine
Name: NRP Tridente
Builder: HDW
Laid down: 2005
Commissioned: 2010
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Displacement:
  • 1,700 tons (surfaced)
  • 2,020 tons (submerged)
Length: 67.7 m (222 ft)
Beam: 6.35 m (21 ft)
Draught: 6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 generators AIP Siemens Sinavy (BZM-120); 240 KW
  • 2 diesel engines MTU 16V396 TB-94; 6,24 MW
  • 1 electric engine Siemens Permasyn; 2,85 MW
  • 1 axis
Speed:
  • 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
  • 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
  • 6 knots (11 km/h) AIP system
Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h)
Endurance: 60 days
Test depth: superior to 300 m (984 ft)
Capacity: 14 marines
Complement:
  • 33 men:
  • 7 officers
  • 10 sergeants
  • 16 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Kelvin Hughes KH-1007 (F) navigation radar
  • Atlas Elektronik GmbH ISUS 90 combat management system
Armament:

Daytona incident

In July 2016, Tridente accidentally became entangled in the fishing nets of the French trawler Daytona. Neither the submarine nor the trawler were damaged.[2][3]

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References
  1. Francisco Galope (8 September 2010). "FOTOS: Conheça o submarino Tridente". Visão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. "French trawler accidentally catches Portuguese submarine". RT International. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. "Nato submarine caught in trawler nets off Cornwall". BBC News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.


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