Spanish submarine Galerna
"Galerna" (S-71) is an of the Spanish Navy, currently in service. She was built by Bazán at Cartagena, Spain. "Galerna" was launched on 5 November 1981 and commissioned on 21 January 1983. History. Over the course of her career "Galerna" had taken part in a number of international and NATO exercises, including Sorbet Royal, Dogfish, Linked Seas, Dragon Hammer, Noble Marlin, TAPÓN, ALFEX, and MINEX. On 26 May 2016 "Galerna" returned to Cartagena from a deployment with the anti-terrorist Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean. During the deployment "Galerna" spent a month and a half monitoring  possible illegal and terrorist activities. The "Agosta"-class submarines in Spanish service had a projected service life of 30 years. However, due to delays in the successor S-80-class program, they have undergone numerous repairs. "Galerna" was scheduled for another large overhaul in the summer of 2017, the fifth over her career, to extend her service life until the delivery of the next generation of submarines between 2021 and 2028.