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BWarships
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Imperial Marinheiro-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source55.72 m (182 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Crew | 64, including 6 officers[source] | — |
| Builders | See table[source] | — |
| Operators | Brazilian Navy Namibian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Carioca -class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Inhaúma -class[source] | — |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
15,000 nm (1.5 × 9.3 ×
Single sourceRange
Single source15,000 nm (1.5 × 10 −8 km; 9.3 × 10 −9 mi)[source]
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1955[source] | — |
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| Completed | 10[source] | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Lost | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 x 76.5 mm (3.01 in) Mk 25 cal. 50 cannon 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Oerlikon Mk 10 cal. 70 single mount machine guns[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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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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| 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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at 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]