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MV Cape Washington
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US Maritime Administration · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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MV Cape Washingtonlarger figure on 3 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source697 feet[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MV Cape Washington | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Cape Washington[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | Cape Washington[source] | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Owner | Grace Marine Co. S.A.[source] | — |
| Builder | Stocznia im Komuny Partyskiej, Gdynia , Poland (now Stocznia Gdynia) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
62 m (203 ft)[source]
Not Disclosed[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.
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Launched | 3 April 1981[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Completed | 1982[source] | — |
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| Acquired | 7 April 1993[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 5 April 1994[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Renamed | from Hual Transporter[source] | — |
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| Identification | IMO number : 7826178 MMSI number : 303932000 Callsign : WRGH Pennant number : T-AKR-9961[source] | — |
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| Status | Laid at Baltimore , in ROS-5 status[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Cape W -class roll-on/roll-off[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Tonnage | 51,960 GT[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Diesel, single propeller[source] | — |
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| Armament | none[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Armor | none[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | none[source] | — |
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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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| 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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