Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20)
For other ships of the same name, see Brazilian submarine Humaitá.
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 Brazil
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| Name: | Humaita |
| Builder: | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow, England |
| Laid down: | 3 November 1970 |
| Launched: | 5 October 1971 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1973 |
| Decommissioned: | 1996 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 16 WS - ASR diesels. 3,680 bhp 2 electric generators. 2560 kW. 2 electric motors. 6000 shp. 2 shafts. |
| Speed: | Surface 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph), Submerged 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph). |
| Range: | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced. |
| Complement: | 6 officers, 64 ratings |
| Armament: | 8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow.2 stern). |
| Notes: | given a mid-life modernisation in 1995 by the company HDW/FERROSTAL. |
Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
Design and construction
Main article: Oberon-class submarine
The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 3 November 1970, and launched on 5 October 1971.[1] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 18 June 1973.[1]
Decommissioning and fate
Humaitá left naval service in 1996.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 44. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ↑ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 57. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
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