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ENS Tahya Misrlarger figure on 3 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source466 ft (142.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ENS Tahya Misr | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone) CODLOG[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Tahya Misr (تحيا مصر)[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | Tahya Misr (Long live Egypt)[source] | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Ordered | 16 February 2015[source] | — |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
Maximum; max cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single source27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 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.
| Builder | DCNS , Lorient[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
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| Laid down | 8 October 2008[source] | — |
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| Launched | 18 October 2012[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | 17 March 2016[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Renamed | From Normandie[source] | — |
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| Home port | Alexandria[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 622121039 Callsign : SSMQ Hull number : FFG 1001[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array 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] |
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| Armament | 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 missiles 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun 3 × Nexter 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 8 × MBDA MM40 Exocet block 3 anti-ship missiles 2 x double Leonardo (WASS) B-515 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Single hangar[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | On 16 February 2015, the Egyptian Navy ordered one FREMM vessel to enter service before the opening of the New Suez Canal , as part of a larger deal (including 24 Rafales and a supply of missiles) worth US$5.9 billion (€5.2 billion). The SYLVER A70 VLS and NETTUNO-4100 jamming equipment were removed due to export limitations for such sensitive equipment. The crew will be around 126 sailors compared to 108 in the French Navy. The SATCOM antenna for the French Syracuse satellites was also taken down; however, Egypt will use its own military telecommunications satellite, supplied by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space , in conjunction with its naval vessels. From March 2015, DCNS trained the Egyptian crew in the technology of the ship and DCNS and its partners accompanied the crew for a period of 15 months.[source]ENS Tahya Misr · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[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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10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged[source]