Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20)

For other ships of the same name, see Brazilian submarine Humaitá.
Career (Brazil)
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 × 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 × 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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