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SAS Charlotte Maxeke
Heroine-class submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SAS Charlotte Maxeke (S102) is a Heroine-class submarine, a variant of the Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) of Germany, currently in service with the South African Navy. She is named after Charlotte Maxeke, a South African religious leader and political activist.[2]
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Name | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
Namesake | Charlotte Maxeke, a South African religious leader and political activist |
Operator | South African Navy |
Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[1] |
Launched | 4 May 2005 |
Commissioned | 14 March 2007 |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Heroine-class submarine |
Displacement | 1,454 t, submerged |
Length | 62 m (203 ft) |
Beam | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Test depth | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Complement | 30 |
Sensors and 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 | ESM: Grintek Avitronics , intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT: Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures |
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The sponsor of S102, Mrs. Mittah Seperepere named the submarine at a ceremony in Emden, Germany on 14 March 2007.[3]