Wreckage of Argentine submarine found

ARA SAN JUAN (S-42)

Before its disappearance, submarine reported that water had entered vessel through its snorkel, causing batteries to short circuit

Electric motor 
Diesel generators 
Batteries 
6 x 533mm torpedo tubes
Snorkel
Crew: 44
Length: 65m


PACIFIC OCEAN
CHILE
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA
URUGUAY
Bahia Blanca
Mar del Plata
Valdes Peninsula
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Comodoro Rivadavia
Gulf of San Jorge
Tierra del Fuego

400km 250 miles

Ushuaia, Nov 8, 2017: Submarine departs 

Nov 15: Submarine vanishes while returning from Ushuaia to its base at Mar del Plata

Nov 16, 2018: Crushed wreckage of ARA San Juan found at depth of 907m by U.S. search firm Ocean Infinity


Torpedo tubes


Sources: Al Jazeera, Global Security, Reuters 
Picture: Argentine Navy
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