Actually, possibly slightly smaller since the factory itself is only about 30 meters long. The largest submarines built by GSE to date are 30 meters long. They are known to have a 200 kw diesel engine, 70 kw electric motor and sonar. The building on the right is the factory.Īt this point there are very few details available about the submarines themselves. This Covert Shores Recognition Guide Covers over 80 classes of submarines including all types currently in service with World Navies.Ī luxury civilian submersible outside the Ciserano factory in December 2017. Get The essential guide to World Submarines The arrow points to part of the GSE 30 meter long submarine. Google Earth satellite image of the M23 / GSE factory in Ciserano. The new company is reported to have 22 employees. M23 is based at the same factory in Ciserano, Bergamo, Italy. ) has spun-off its military submarine business into a new company, M23 SRL. It has since emerged that GSE are the builder, but under a spin-off company called M23 SRL. I initially I speculated that one of Italy's three special forces type submarine builders, Drass, CABI Cattaneo, or GSE Trieste were the actual builder. However it was unlikely that Qatar was buying a Fincantieri design, which tend to be full-size subs. A MoU (memorandum of understanding) was signed with Fincantieri in Janurary mentions the "the supply of cutting-edge naval vessels and submarines." The deal was originally reported in February 2020as relating to Italy's main defense shipbuilder, Fincantieri. I suspect that some level of training support may also be included.
#Trieste submarine plus
The EUR 190 million deal is for two submarines plus a training system. Slowly, more information about the submarines being built in Italy for the Qatari Emiri Navy (QEN) are coming out. Qatar Navy's New Submarine - About M23 SRL This is not be the exact submarine, yet is indicative of the scale. A GSE 30 meter long submarine under construction in Ciserano, Italy, c2006.
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