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BAP Río Chiralarger figure on 0 of 4
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source101 ft (31 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BAP Río Chira | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines 2 × shafts[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | BAP Rio Chira[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Builder | SIMA Callao[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1972[source] | 14 March 2007 |
62 m (203 ft)[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.
| Decommissioned | 1994[source] | — |
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| Recommissioned | 1997[source] | — |
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| Reclassified | PM-223, 1975[source] | — |
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| Status | Active as of 2019[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Notes | Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997[source] | — |
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| Class & type | PGM-39-class gunboat[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 40 mm gun 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm 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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| 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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| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 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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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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