SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY (SOUTH AFRICA)
Manthatisi 2010
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Manthatisi | S101 | HDW, Kiel, Germany | 22.5.2001 | 15.6.2004 | 3.11.2005 | in service (2019) | |
| Charlotte Maxeke | S102 | Thyssen NSW, Emden, Germany | 12.11.2003 | 4.5.2005 | 14.3.2007 | in service (2019) | |
| Queen Modjadji | S103 | Thyssen NSW, Emden, Germany | 11.11.2004 | 18.3.2006 | 30.1.2008 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1454 / 1594 |
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Length, m |
62.0 |
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Breadth, m |
6.20 hull 7.60 stern planes |
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Draught, m |
5.80 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
4 MTU 12V396 SE84 diesel-generators, 1 Siemens electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
3200 / 5080 |
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Max speed, kts |
10 / 22 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(8) (snorkel) / 390(4) |
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Armament |
8 - 533 TT (bow, 14 SUT-264) |
| Electronic equipment | Scanter radar, CSU90 sonar suite, Shrike UME-100 ECM suite, CIRCE torpedo decoy launcher, ISUS90-45 CCS |
| Complement | 30 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 280 |
Project history: German Type 209/1400 design was selected in 1998, contract was signed in 2000. Submarines can be equipped with SSMs and mines. Option for fourth submarine was refused.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Manthatisi 2006
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