Nazario Sauro S 518

An integral part of the Galata Open Air Museum, the Nazario Sauro offers a unique opportunity to get to know the living conditions of sailors aboard a real submarine. Built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy in 1976, it was abandoned in 2002 and then donated to Mu.MA. Since 2010 it has been open – the only boat of its kind in Italy – docked at the waterfront of the Galata Museum. The restoration has maintained maximum fidelity to the original, made even more realistic by the sound effects that simulate its full operation. Today the Nazario Sauro – one of the last symbols of the Cold War – is messenger peace and culture.

Ready to take a dive

Check out the depths of the sea with the history of the Nazario Sauro submarine

Coordinates
Length 63,8 m / Width 6,8 m / Height 5,7 m

Crew Number: 49

Speed Indicators
Nodes 5.2 (kts)

Autonomy: 87 km

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History

Discover the origins of Italian submarine construction and its first ship – the Royal Dolphin – thanks to the multimedia from the Muggiano Historical Archive and the Fincantieri Foundation.

Periscopes

The periscope is the only eye of the submarine, otherwise “blind”. However it was usable only a little distance below the surface of the sea.

Pilot

Would you be able to steer a deployed submarine? Try your hand among minefields, rocky seabeds and enemy ships, but remember: keep the ship intact and don’t let the submarine hunters catch you!

Life on board

Explore the spaces reserved for submariners to reveal all the mysteries about life on board.

Cold War

Alongside the Nazario Sauro, many other submarines were deployed during the Cold War: Seawolf SS-N-21, U.S.S. Lafayette SS-B-N 616 (USA); Améthyste S 605 (FR); Delta III, Typhoon, Akula, K 141 (RU).

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