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SAS Charlotte Maxeke

SAS Charlotte Maxeke is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel. Reported operators include South African Navy.

Origin: Not reported
Manufacturer: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft , Kiel

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Length: 62m
Beam: 7.6m
Displacement: 1,454tSubmerged
Speed: 40km/hSubmerged
Range: 20,000km12 mph), surfaced
Complement: 30

Technical data

Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Displacement: 1,454 t , submerged¹
Length: 62 m (203 ft)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 62 m
Person: 1.75 m
Bus: 12 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Beam

7.6 m (25 ft)¹

Draft

5.8 m (19 ft)¹

Performance

Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged¹
Range: 11,000 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), submerged¹
Complement: 30¹

Systems & armament

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)¹
Sensors & processing systems: Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast¹
Armament: 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration¹

Programme

Name: SAS Charlotte Maxeke¹
Namesake: Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist¹
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel¹
Launched: 4 May 2005¹
Commissioned: 14 March 2007¹
Class & type: Heroine-class submarine¹
Test depth: 500 m (1,600 ft)¹
Electronic warfare & decoys: ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

SAS Charlotte Maxeke · Wikipedia revision 1374083440 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
SAS Charlotte Maxeke
Namesake
Infobox · Namesake
Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist
Operator
Infobox · Operator
South African Navy
Builder
Infobox · Builder
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Launched
Infobox · Launched
4 May 2005
Commissioned
Infobox · Commissioned
14 March 2007
Status
Infobox · Status
in active service
Class & type
Infobox · Class & type
Heroine-class submarine
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
1,454 t , submerged
Length
Infobox · Length
62 m (203 ft)
Beam
Infobox · Beam
7.6 m (25 ft)
Draft
Infobox · Draft
5.8 m (19 ft)
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)
Speed
Infobox · Speed
10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged
Range
Infobox · Range
11,000 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
Test depth
Infobox · Test depth
500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement
Infobox · Complement
30
Sensors & processing systems
Infobox · 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
Electronic warfare & decoys
Infobox · Electronic warfare & decoys
ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures
Armament
Infobox · Armament
8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration