AWarships
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AWarships
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Measured figures
Length
Single source62 m (203 ft)[source]
LBP
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Charlotte Maxeke | Vipul-class barge |
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| 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] | — |
| Launched | 4 May 2005[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 14 March 2007[source] |
LOA
Single source50.2 m (165 ft) LOA 46.8 m (154 ft) LBP[source]
Gross; Gross weight
Single source598 tonnes[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]
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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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| Armament | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Vipul shipyard[source] |
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| Operators | — | Indian Navy[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Barge[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 598 GT 179 NT[source] |
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| Engine | — | Caterpillar[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | They have a displacement of 1040 tonnes and are 50 metres (160 ft) long. Each vessel in the series is operated by a crew of 20. They are fitted with two engines and are capable of speed up to 12 knots. They have a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fresh water. They are intended to serve warships at anchorage outside the harbour and elsewhere to ensure quick operational turnaround. They are being built at Magdalla port in Surat as per contract concluded in February 2006.[source]Vipul-class barge · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Gross weight: 598 tonnes[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Net weight: 179 tonnes[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Dead weight: 604.85 tonnes[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Displacement: 1042.634 tonnes[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Light weight: 437.784 tonnes[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Overall length: 50.2 meters[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Lbp: 46.8 meters[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Brdth Mlt: 11 meters[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Draught (max): 2.9 meters[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Depth Mld: 3.8 meters[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Power: 1342 kW[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Auxiliary generator: 1 x 36 kW, 2 x 86 kW 415 V 50 Hx AC[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Speed: 12 knots[source]Vipul-class barge · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] India[source] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 19, row 13, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Propulsion | — | Caterpillar[source]Engine make, source gives no model |
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