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Brazilian tanker Almirante Gastão Mottalarger figure on 2 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source135 m (443 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brazilian tanker Almirante Gastão Motta | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | 2 Wärtsilä Vasa marine diesel engines 11,700 hp[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Almirante Gastão Motta[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | Almirante Gastão Motta[source] | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Operator | Brazilian Navy[source] |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 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.
South African Navy[source] |
| Builder | Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
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| Launched | 1 July 1990[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Christened | 11 December 1989[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 26 November 1991[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Home port | Rio de Janeiro[source] | — |
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| Identification | IMO number : 8715558 MMSI number : 710416000 Callsign : PWGM Pennant number : G23[source] | — |
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| Motto | Nós fazemos a Esquadra ir mais longe ( We take the fleet farther )[source] | — |
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| Nickname(s) | São Bernardo ( The Saint Bernard )[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Almirante Gastão Motta -class tanker[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Capacity | 4,400 tons (fuel)[source] | — |
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| Role | Almirante Gastão Motta -class replenishment oiler of the Brazilian Navy[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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| Armament | — | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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