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Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 5
SAS Manthatisilarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | SAS Manthatisi |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | — |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Västergötland class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] | — |
| Built | 1992–1996[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
62 m[source]
Maximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; on AIP
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged on batteries
Single sourceSurfaced: 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h) on batteries; 5 knots (9.3 km/h) on AIP[source]
Maximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceat 10 knots, snorkeling , (
Single sourceat 10 knots, surfaced, (
Single sourceat 20 km/h · source measurement 2
Single sourceat 20 km/h · source measurement 4
Single sourceat 4 knots, submerged (
Single sourceat 7 km/h
Single source11,000 nmi. at 10 knots, surfaced, (20,000 km at 20 km/h); 8,000 nmi. at 10 knots, snorkeling , (15,000 km at 20 km/h); 400 nmi. at 4 knots, submerged (740 km at 7 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1996–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Submarine[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[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 | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | — |
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| Name | — | SAS Manthatisi[source] |
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| Namesake | — | An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess[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 | — | 15 June 2004[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 3 November 2005[source] |
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| Home port | — | Simon's Town[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m[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]