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ORP Kaszub (1987)
corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class
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corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class
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ORP Kaszub (1987)larger figure on 3 of 3
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source82.34 m (270 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ORP Kaszub (1987) | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Name | ORP Kaszub[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Builder | Stocznia Północna , Gdańsk[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Laid down | 9 June 1984[source] | — |
| Launched | 11 May 1986[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
| Commissioned |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Single source3,500 mi (3,000 nmi; 5,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)[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.
15 March 1987[source] |
14 March 2007[source] |
| Identification | MMSI number : 261227000 Callsign : SNWC[source] | — |
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| Status | In active service[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Propulsion | CODAD, 2 shafts[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: MR 302 Air/surface search (NATO Strut Curve ) Nogat SRN 7453 surface search SRN 441XT Navigation radar Sonar: MG 322T hull mounted medium frequency active search MG 392M high-frequency dipping sonar[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 | 1× AK-176 76 mm gun 1x OSU-35 35 mm CIWS 2× ZU-23-2M Wróbel 23 mm cannon (2× twin mounts) 2× 9K32M Strela 2M surface-to-air missiles 4× 533mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2× twin tubes) for SET-53M torpedoes 2× RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Role | corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | At first, Kaszub saw little operational use, being loaned to the Polish Border guard from 1990 to January 1991. In September 1991, the ship was fitted with an AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun turret forward.[source]ORP Kaszub (1987) · Construction and career; 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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| Class & type | — | Heroine-class submarine[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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