Italian submarine Scirè (S 527)

	Scirè underway, 1 December 2009
History
Italy
Name	Scirè
Builder	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Laid down	27 July 2000
Launched	18 December 2004
Commissioned	19 February 2007
Status	in active service, as of 2014
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 212 submarine
Displacement	1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced; 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged;
Length	57.2 m (188 ft)
Beam	7 m (23 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	1 × MTU 16V 396 diesel engine; 1 × Siemens Permasyn 1,700 kW (2,280 hp) electric motor; 7-bladed skewback propeller;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged; 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced;
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
Endurance	3 weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overall
Test depth	Over 700 m (2,300 ft)
Complement	5 officers, 22 men
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes

Scirè (S 527) is a Todaro-class submarine of the Italian Navy. The submarine was laid down on 27 July 2000 at the Muggiano shipyard by Fincantieri. Scirè was launched on 18 December 2004 and commissioned on 19 February 2007.

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