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Darong-class transportlarger figure on 1 of 1
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged[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.
Configuration
| Specification | Darong-class transport | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | in active service[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Qiongsha-class cargo ship[source] | — |
| Built | After 2000[source] | — |
| In service | After 2000[source] | — |
| In commission | After 2000[source] | — |
| Planned | 2+[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Class & type | Darong[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
| Type | transport (AP) / troopship (APT)[source] | — |
| Propulsion | Marine Diesel[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Navigation radar[source] | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
| Armament | Unarmed[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
| Armour | None[source] | — |
| Aircraft carried | None[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad[source] | — |
| Name | — | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | — | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
| Builder | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
| Commissioned | — | 14 March 2007[source] |
| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |