Chilean submarine O'Higgins (SS-23)
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| History | |
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 Chile | |
| Name | O'Higgins |
| Namesake | Bernardo O'Higgins |
| Ordered | 1997[1] |
| Builder | DCNS Cherbourg & Navantia, Cartagena |
| Launched | November 2003[1] |
| Commissioned | September 2005[1] |
| Homeport | Talcahuano |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Scorpène-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 66.4 m (217 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel 3005 kW Electric 3810 kW |
| Propulsion | Mechanical: 4 diesel engines Electric: 1 main electric motor 1 propeller |
| Speed |
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| Range | 12,000 km (7,500 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Complement | 31 |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes and 4 SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles and 30 mines in place of torpedoes |
O'Higgins (SS-23) is a Scorpène-class submarine built for the Chilean Navy by DCNS in Cherbourg and Navantia in Cartagena, Spain.
O'Higgins is the first of two units, ahead of Carrera built to replace the old Oberon-class submarines that served in the Chilean Navy for 30 years. It is currently serving in the Submarine Force with a base port in Talcahuano.
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 Royal Malaysian Navy | |
 Indian NavyKalvari class | |
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