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Djebel Chenoua-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source58.40 m (191.6 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Djebel Chenoua-class corvette | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Builders | ECRN Mers el Kebir[source] | — |
| Operators | Algerian National Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
Range
Single source1.000 Nmi (1.852 km)[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 | Corvette[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 3 × MTU 20V-538-TB92 diesels 3 × shafts[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | Rigid-hulled inflatable boat[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar : Attack radar Type 363A/S Acquisition radar Type 374G[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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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Countermeasures; 2 × Decoy launchers.[source] | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | Guns : 1 × AK-176 (76 mm) 1 × AK-630 (6 barrels × 30 mm) CIWS Missiles : 4 × C-802 active radar homing to 120km at (Mach 0.9) Fire control : Optronic director Type 88C[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 | All four ships are now equipped with four C-802 missiles made in China. The missile was derived from the French Exocet , has a 120 km range and an automatic guidance system. The ships are armed with a Russian AK-176 76 mm main gun with a high rate of fire installed at the bow and a Gatling-type AK-630 30 mm air defense gun installed aft.[source]Djebel Chenoua-class corvette · Design; 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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