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SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 052 destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 m (203 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Charlotte Maxeke | Type 052 destroyer |
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| Power | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] | 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (55,000 shp (41,000 kW)) (112) 2 x Zorya-Mashproekt DA80 gas turbines (48,600 shp (36,200 kW)) (113) 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels (8,840 shp (6,600 kW))[source] |
| Name | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] | — |
| Namesake | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] | — |
| Operator | South African Navy[source] | — |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
144 m (472 ft 5 in)[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]
at 15 kn
Single source5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | Type 517B air search radar Type 363S air/surface search radar Type 364 surface search radar Type 344 fire control radar Type 345 fire control radar DUBV 23 hull mounted sonar Linear towed array sonar[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] | Rapids (ESM) Scimitar (ECM)[source] |
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| Armament | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] | 4 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM 1 × twin 100 mm/56 H/PJ-33B gun 2 x Type 730 CIWS 2 x triple 324 mm Whitehead B515 torpedo tubes carrying Yu-7 2 x 12-tube FQF 2500 ASW rocket launchers[source] |
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| Builders | — | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 051[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 052B (based on hull family) Type 051B (based on commissioning date)[source] |
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| Built | — | 1990 – 1996[source] |
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| In service | — | 1994 – present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | — | Guided-missile destroyer[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 helicopters : Harbin Z-9C[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Landing platform Hangar DCN Samahe 110N helicopter landing system[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source] |
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