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Electric Boat Hired to Trim Excess from Spanish Submarine
The first of the nation's design has a weight problem.
Electric Boat was hired to help the Spanish Navy trim more than 75 tons from its first submarine design the S-80, according to The Day.
The report says that the first sub of its class, the S-81 Isaac Peral, is a diesel-electric submarine and weighs 2,400 tones submerged. There’s about75 tones of excess weight which could prevent the sub from surfacing.
The contract could last three years and be worth up to $14 million.
Click here to read the full report on The Day.
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