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BIO Hespérideslarger figure on 2 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source82.5 m (270 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BIO Hespérides | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Name | Hespérides[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Port of registry | Cartagena, Spain[source] | — |
| Builder | Empresa Nacional Bazán , Cartagena[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Laid down | 14 November 1988[source] | — |
| Launched | 12 March 1990[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[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.
4 May 2005[source] |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1991[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Refit | 2003–2004[source] | — |
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| Identification | IMO number : 8803563 MMSI number : 224886000 Callsign : EBBW[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Type | Research vessel[source] | — |
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| Ice class | 1C[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 120 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × DGPS 2 radar ARPA ECDIS GMDSS[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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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Agusta-Bell 212 helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar[source] | — |
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| National origin | Spain[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Hespérides is classified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping with ice class 1C. She can move through up to 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) of ice at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). Her propulsion system uses a computer-controlled variable-pitch propeller and stern and bow thrusters. The vessel carries one helicopter.[source]BIO Hespérides · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2003–2004, she was the subject of a thorough renovation, the hull was strengthened even more to break ice, all systems were improved and the habitability of the ship. The vessel is equipped with 11 laboratories, spread over 345 m 2 and located on the main deck and below.[source]BIO Hespérides · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2009, the vessel participated in a high-profile rescue of Ocean Nova , a vessel with 106 people in the Antarctic.[source]BIO Hespérides · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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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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| 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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| Armament | — | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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