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Written by Malcolm Farre - IPMS Cape Town
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Monday, 05 April 1999 |
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Page 4 of 7 DATASHEET: | Displacement | | 860 Tons | Surface | | | | 1038 Tons | Dived | | | SA Modified | 892 Tons | Surface | | | | 1038 Tons | Dived | | Dimensions | Length | 57.75 m | | | | Beam | 6.75 m | | | | Beam over ailerons | 6.90 m | | | Height | Keel to upper casing | 6.13 m | | | | to conning tower hatch | 9.00 m | | | | to top of fin | 10.46 m | | | | to snort fully raised | 13.41 m | | | | to search periscope fully raised | 13.82 m | | | | to attack periscope fully raised | 14.42 m | | Torpedo tubes | | | 8 Internal, 4 External 550mm | | Machinery | Two SEMT-PIELSTICK PA8 Diesel Generators | | 1244 BHP | | | Two JEUMONT SCHNEIDER Electric Motors | | 2600 BHP | | | Propellor shafts | | 2 | | | Propellors | | 2 Three bladed | | Speed | | 13.5 Knots | Surface | | | | 16.0 Knots | Dived | | Range | 6000 miles @ 7 Knots surface | | | | | 4500 miles @ 5 Knots snorting | | | | Crew | | 51 | | | | | | |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 February 2008 )
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