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KD Mahawangsalarger figure on 2 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source100 m (328 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KD Mahawangsa | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | 2 x Deutz KHD SBV6M540 diesel, 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW), (4.31 MW), 2 shafts, cp props, bow thruster[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | KD Mahawangsa[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Commissioned | 1983[source] | 14 March 2007 |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 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]
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| Identification | Hull number : 1504 MMSI number : 533001504 Callsign : 9MOY[source] | — |
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| Status | In active service[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Sri Indera Sakti -class support ship[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Capacity | 600 troops 1,000 m³ cargo space 10 × 20-foot containers 680 m² vehicle space[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Fire control : CSEE Naja optronic directors Navigation : Kelvin Hughes 1007, I-band.[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 | ESM: Thales DR 3000, intercept[source] | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × Bofors 57 mm guns 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | KD Mahawangsa is a Royal Malaysian Navy 4,300-ton multi-role support ship based at Lumut Naval Base in Perak , Malaysia . It was named in honor of Merong Mahawangsa , the founder of the Old Kedah . KD stands for Kapal DiRaja which means His Majesty's Ship in the Malay language .[source]KD Mahawangsa · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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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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| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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