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SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 1 of 3
Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3larger figure on 2 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 | Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 |
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| Power | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 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] | Tianjin New Port Shipbuilding Heavy Industries[source] |
Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Length · Length
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Speed · Speed
Single sourceat 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.
| Launched | 4 May 2005[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 14 March 2007[source] | 2008[source] 2008[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Commissioned |
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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] | None[source] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] | Unarmed[source] Unarmed[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Armament |
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| Type | — | roll-on/roll-off[source] roll-on/roll-off[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Type |
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| Propulsion | — | Electrical by marine diesel generator[source] Electrical by marine diesel generator[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Propulsion |
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| Armour | — | None[source] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Armour |
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| Aircraft carried | — | None[source] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | — | helicopter deck[source] helicopter deck[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Aviation facilities |
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| Manufacturer | — | Tianjin[source] |
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| National origin | — | People’s Republic of China (PRC)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 650 passengers[source]Designed passenger capacity, not military complement |
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| Capacity | — | 120 vehicles, and 50 railway carriages[source]Designed carriage capacity, not national inventory |
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| Operating arrangement | — | Deployed as a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) during peace time, the ship would be activated in national emergency to be used as a military ro-ro ship[source]Dual-use arrangement; no peacetime active naval stock inferred |
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