Submarino Isaac Peral S-81

The Commanding Officer of the S-81 submarine ‘Isaac Peral’ and all her crew, welcomes you on board this first submarine of the S-80 class.

In this website you will find a general overview of this new ship as well as details of her features, mission, tasks and weaponry.

Displacement:

Length: 80.81 m.

Beam: 11.68 m.

Draught: 6.77 m.

Speed:

Engines:

Weaponry: 6 torpedo launchers.

Submarines are ships of great offensive capability which can operate stealthily for prolonged periods of time.

This undercover capability is a key factor and the raison d’être of the success of this type of ships.

The main missions are:

The ‘Isaac Peral’ is completing her final sea trials in Navantia Shipyards in Cartagena (SE Spain). Once delivered to the Spanish Navy at the end of 2023, the ship will be homeported in the Submarine Flotilla Base in Cartagena.

The ship’s main weapons are the 533 mm torpedo launching tubes which can fire missiles, torpedoes and mines.

The missiles include the ‘Sub-Harpoon Bloc II’ designed to attack surface and land targets near the coast.

The torpedo is the German-made ‘Seahake Mod. 4’ (against surface and underwater ships) with a range of up to 50 kms.

Satellite communication systems and Data Link (VHF, UHF, HF, Link 22). Short, medium and long range acoustic sensors capable of detecting, classifying, selecting and attacking surface and underwater units and shipping and mine detection. Visual, optronic (all-weather) and electromagnetic detection assets which allow the submarine to quietly and stealthily approach, attack and escape, and take part in intelligence gathering operations.

The ‘Isaac Peral’ is the first submarine of the S-80 series, designed and built in Spain. The first submarine built in Spain was in the year 1888 when the famous Navy officer and inventor Isaac Peral launched the first underwater unit in the Bay of Cadiz.

The S-81 was sponsored by the Princess of Asturias, Leonor de Borbón, on April 22nd 2021. The first day at sea was on May 27th 2021 but her history is still to be written.

The standard complement of the ‘Isaac Peral’ is made up of 40 people:

The submarine is still undergoing sea trials and is being prepared for her final delivery to the Spanish Navy.