Chilean submarine O'Higgins (SS-23)

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History
O'Higgins
Chile
Name	O'Higgins
Namesake	Bernardo O'Higgins
Ordered	1997
Builder	DCNS Cherbourg & Navantia, Cartagena
Launched	November 2003
Commissioned	September 2005
Homeport	Talcahuano
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Scorpène-class submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced 1,668 long tons (1,695 t) submerged
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	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged
Range	12,000 km (7,500 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	31
Sensors and processing systems	Long-range passive Intercept Active sonar
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.

References

^ "SSK Scorpene Class Attack Submarine". naval-technology.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

v t e Scorpène-class submarine
Chilean Navy	O'Higgins Carrera
Royal Malaysian Navy	Tunku Abdul Rahman Tun Abdul Razak
Indian Navy Kalvari class	Kalvari Khanderi Karanj Vela Vagir
Brazilian Navy Riachuelo class	Riachuelo Humaitá Tonelero Almirante Karam
Preceded by: Agosta class Followed by: Andrasta class / Marlin class

Submarines of the Chilean Navy

Submarines

Commissioned
ships

Scorpène class (2005–Present)	Carrera (SS-22) O'Higgins (SS-23)
Type 209 (1984–Present)	Thomson (SS-20) Simpson (SS-21)

Decommissioned
ships

Oberon class (1976–2001)	O'Brien (SS-22) Hyatt (SS-23)
Balao class (1961–1982)	Simpson (SS-21) Thomson (SS-22)
Capitan O'Brien class (1929–1958)	Capitán O'Brien Almirante Simpson Capitán Thomson
H class (1917–1953)	Fresia Guacolda Guale Quidora Rucumilla Tegualda

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