Chilean submarine O'Brien (S22)
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The Chilean submarine O'Brien was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy.
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O'Brien (S22) in 1999 | |
History | |
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Chile | |
Name | O'Brien |
Namesake | John Thomond O'Brien |
Builder | Scott Lithgow |
Laid down | 17 January 1971 |
Launched | 21 December 1972 |
Commissioned | 15 April 1976 |
Decommissioned | 2005? |
Identification | S22 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
Displacement | Surface 2,030 tons, Submerged 2,410 tons |
Length | 295.2 ft (90.0 m) |
Beam | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16WS - ASR diesels. 3,680bhp 2 electric generators. 2560kw. 2 electric motors. 6000shp. 2 shafts |
Speed | Surface 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), Submerged 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Endurance | 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced |
Complement | 65 |
Sensors and processing systems | Atlas Elektronik CSU 90 suite, BAC Type 2007 flank array |
Armament | 6 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes |
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