Thomson 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Thomson | 20 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, West Germany | 1.11.1980 | 28.10.1982 | 31.8.1984 | in service (2019) | |
| Simpson | 21 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, West Germany | 15.2.1981 | 29.7.1983 | 18.9.1984 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1158 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1260 / 1390 |
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Length, m |
59.5 |
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Breadth, m |
6.20 hull 7.60 over stern planes |
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Draught, m |
5.50 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
4 MTU 12V493 TY60 diesel-generators, 1 Siemens electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
2450 / 4600 |
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Max speed, kts |
11 / 22 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 116 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8200(8) (snorkel) / 400(4) |
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Armament |
8 - 533 TT (bow, 16 SUT) |
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Electronic equipment |
Calypso II radar, CSU-3 sonar suite, PRS-3/15 sonar, DR-2000U ECM suite |
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Complement |
32 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
250 |
Project history: Two submarines ordered in 1980 from the HDW yard at Kiel to the enlarged and improved Type 209 design, Type 209/1400. Two more were projected in 1988, but the plans were dropped. Have sail and masting 0.5m higher than the other ships of this class to cope with wave size off Chilean coasts.
Modernizations: 1991-1992, both: + Sinbad CCS
2012, Simpson; 2013, Thomson: - 8 - 533 TT (bow, 16 SUT), CSU-3 sonar suite, Sinbad CCS; + 8 - 533 TT (bow, 16 (inc. SM39 Exocet SSM (4 SM39)) A-184 Black Shark, SUT), SUBTICS sonar suite (TSM2233 Mk 2, TSM2253 sonars), SUBTICS CCS
Naval service: Simpson was badly damaged, running ashore by tsunami off Talcahuano 27.2.2010.
Simpson 2007
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