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SAS Manthatisi

Heroine-class submarine

SAS Manthatisi is a heroine-class submarine. 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: 20,372kmat 10 knots, surfaced, (
Complement: 30

Technical data

Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Displacement: 1,454 t , submerged¹
Length: 62 m¹

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 m¹

Draft

5.8 m¹

Performance

Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged¹
Range: 11,000 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)¹
Complement: 30¹

Systems & armament

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp¹
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 Manthatisi¹
Namesake: An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess¹
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel¹
Launched: 15 June 2004¹
Commissioned: 3 November 2005¹
Home port: Simon's Town¹
Test depth: 500 m¹
Electronic warfare & decoys: ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

SAS Manthatisi · Wikipedia revision 1374083392 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
SAS Manthatisi
Namesake
Infobox · Namesake
An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess
Operator
Infobox · Operator
South African Navy
Builder
Infobox · Builder
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Launched
Infobox · Launched
15 June 2004
Commissioned
Infobox · Commissioned
3 November 2005
Home port
Infobox · Home port
Simon's Town
Status
Infobox · Status
in active service
Type
Infobox · Type
Heroine-class submarine
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
1,454 t , submerged
Length
Infobox · Length
62 m
Beam
Infobox · Beam
7.6 m
Draft
Infobox · Draft
5.8 m
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp
Speed
Infobox · Speed
10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged
Range
Infobox · Range
11,000 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)
Test depth
Infobox · Test depth
500 m
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