ARCHIVED - Recovered Spanish Navy Tonina submarine will be exhibited on land in Cartagena
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Half a million euros is being spent preparing the Cartagena square for the 60-metre vessel which will open to tours
The recovered Tonina (S-62) submarine, built in the Cartagena shipyard and used by the Spanish Navy between 1973 and 2005, is set to return to its initial stomping ground and will be exhibited on land in the city's Plaza de la Marina Española.
A total of 3 million euros is being spent on the project: a million on its displacement; 500,000 to reinforce the square ahead of the 60-metre vessel's arrival; and the remainder preparing the submarine for its visit and tours.
Details of the initiative were revealed this week by Cartagena Mayor, Noelia Arroyo, during a special presentation attended by the Spanish Navy's Admiral of the Arsenal, Pedro Luis de la Puente, promoter of the initiative, along with the Director General of Cultural Heritage, Pablo Braquehais, and the architect Andrés Cánovas, responsible for the project to adapt the square.
Data on all options was gathered under the supervision of the Directorate General for Cultural Heritage. Hydrographic studies and sonar studies were carried out in the dock; the resistance of the square was analysed with geotechnical studies to determine its resistance, and the options for relocation and its musealisation were looked into.
And in the end, Plaza de la Marina Española was the option selected.
"This, the dry option, is the formula chosen for most of the submarines on display in the world because it guarantees better conservation and maintenance, and this must be a priority," explained the mayor.
Tonina (S-62) was launched on March 10 1972. During her 32 years of service, took part in various national and international manoeuvres, sailed more than 200,000 miles, logged more than 31,000 diving hours and more than 1,000 sailors served aboard the vessel.
At the time of Tonina's retirement, the S-62 was the longest serving submarine in the history of the Spanish Submarine Arm.
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