Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20)
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| Career (Brazil) |
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| Name: |
Humaita S20 (1087) |
| Builder: |
Vicker's Shipbuilding Yard, Barrow, England |
| Laid down: |
3 November 1970 |
| Launched: |
15 October 1971 |
| Decommissioned: |
1996 |
| 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 x 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), Submerged 17 kn (31 km/h). |
| Endurance: |
9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) surfaced. |
| Complement: |
6 officers, 64 ratings |
| Armament: |
8 x 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 Humaita (S20) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
It was ordered 22 May 1970 and commissioned June 1973.
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