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SAS Manthatisilarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 093 submarine
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 m[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Manthatisi | Type 093 submarine |
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| Power | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp[source] | — |
| Name | SAS Manthatisi[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Namesake | An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess[source] | — |
| Operator | South African Navy[source] | — |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] | — |
| Launched |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Type 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceat 10 knots, snorkeling , (
Single sourceat 10 knots, surfaced, (
Single sourceat 20 km/h · source measurement 2
Single sourceat 20 km/h · source measurement 4
Single sourceat 4 knots, submerged (
Single sourceat 7 km/h
Single source11,000 nmi. at 10 knots, surfaced, (20,000 km at 20 km/h); 8,000 nmi. at 10 knots, snorkeling , (15,000 km at 20 km/h); 400 nmi. at 4 knots, submerged (740 km at 7 km/h)[source]
Unlimited[source]
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15 June 2004[source]
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| Commissioned | 3 November 2005[source] | — |
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| Home port | Simon's Town[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Type | Heroine-class submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | 500 m[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 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[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] | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-4 , Yu-6 torpedoes YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missile YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile 24-cell vertical launching system (VLS) (Type 093B)[source] |
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| Builders | — | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 9+[source] |
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| Active | — | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]