Spanish submarine Delfín (S61)
S-61 Delfín (Dolphin in Spanish) is a diesel-electric submarine of the Daphné-class (known in Spain as the Delfín class) that was used by the Spanish Navy between 1973 and 2003. During his 30 years of service, he participated in various national and international exercises and maneuvers, made more than 2,500 voyages, made more than 30,000 hours of immersion and served in this submarine more than a thousand sailors. At the time of her retirement, she was the longest-serving submarine in the history of the Spanish Submarine Fleet.In 2004 it was donated by the Navy to the town of Torrevieja (province of Alicante, Valencian Community) and converted into a museum ship, thus becoming the first "floating museum" of these characteristics in Spain. It is part of the Museo del Mar y de la Sal (Museum of the Sea and Salt). In the first ten years as a museum it received more than a million visitors.
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Paseo de la Libertad, Torrevieja Europa
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N 37.972525 ° | E -0.681258 ° |
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Delfín
Paseo de la Libertad
03181 Torrevieja, Europa
Valencian Community, Spain
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