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SAS Umkhonto
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SAS Umkhonto (S98), formerly SAS Emily Hobhouse, was the second of three French-built Daphné-class submarines ordered by the South African Navy in 1968. Laid down in December 1968 and launched on 24 October 1969 and commissioned into the South African Navy under the command of Lt Cdr Lambert Jackson "Woody" Woodburne on 26 February 1971.[1] The submarine was decommissioned in 2003 and scrapped in 2008.
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Name | SAS Umkhonto |
Namesake | Emily Hobhouse was a British humanitarian in South Africa during the Boer War. Umkhonto is the Zulu word for "spear" |
Ordered | 1967 |
Builder | Dubigeon-Normandie |
Launched | 19 June 1969 |
Christened | SAS Emily Hobhouse |
Commissioned | 26 February 1971 |
Decommissioned | 2003 |
Out of service | 2003 |
Renamed | SAS Umkhonto (1999) |
Homeport | Simon's Town |
Identification | S 98 |
Fate | Scrapped, 2008 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Daphné-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 57.75 m (189 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 6.74 m (22 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp (1,200 kW) |
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Range | Surfaced: 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h) |
Endurance | 30 days |
Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
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