Chilean submarine Hyatt (S23)
| Career (Chile, UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hyatt |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Launched: | 26 September 1973 |
| Acquired: | from the Royal Navy |
| 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 16WS - ASR diesels. 3,680bhp 2 electric generators. 2560 kW. 2 electric motors. 6000shp. 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: | 65 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Atlas Elektronik CSU 90 suite, BAC Type 2007 flank array |
| Armament: | 6 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes |
The Chilean submarine Hyatt (S23) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy, originally launched as HMS Condell. She was the second Chilean ship to bear the name Hyatt, the first being a British-built Serrano-class destroyer. Hyatt was in service from the mid-1970s until the late 1990s, but was replaced (along with her sister ship O'Brien) by the newer Thomson-class submarines Thomson (SS-20) and Simpson (SS-21).
In 2003, Hyatt was sold, exported and scrapped at Puerto General San Martin near Pisco, Peru. This attracted some attention due to poor environmental processes during ship breaking at the site.[1]
Hyatt is named for the American-born engineer Edward Hyatt, who died while serving on a Chilean warship during the Battle of Iquique.[2]
References
- ↑ , Razón y Fuerza discussion thread (in Spanish).
- ↑ Global Forum for Naval Historical Scholarship
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