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Acero-class gunboatlarger figure on 0 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source32.65 m (107 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Acero-class gunboat | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Israel Shipyards Ltd. , Haifa, Israel[source] | — |
| Operators | Philippine Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Tomas Batilo class[source] | — |
| Built | 2021–2023[source] | — |
| In commission | 2022–present[source] |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Single source1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)[source]
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced, 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling , 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Fast Attack Interdiction Craft-Missiled[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines 2 x MJP-J650 waterjets[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Furuno Navnet 3D X-band navigation/surface search radar Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)[source] | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for 8 x Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles (4 ships only) 1 × Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station 2 × M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30 cal. GP machine guns[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Source measurement | A 5.2-meter rigid inflatable boat (RHIB) is stowed in the aft for those without the missile system, and is deployed using a 1,000-kilogram crane.[source]Acero-class gunboat · Technical details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Name | — | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
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| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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