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Friday, November 13, 2009

Tupi Class Submarine

Key Data:

Crew
Improved Tupi - 40
Tupi - 30 with 8 officers
Displacement (Surfaced)
Improved Tupi - 1,850t
Tupi - 1,260t
Displacement (Dived)
Improved Tupi - 2,425t
Tupi - 1,440t

Dimensions:

Length
Improved Tupi - 6.7m
Tupi - 61m
Width
Improved Tupi - 8m
Tupi - 6.2m
Height
5.5m

Performance:

Surface or Snorting Speed
Over 10kt
Submerged Speed
24kt
Range Surfaced
Improved Tupi - 11,000 miles
Tupi - 8,000 miles
Range Dived
400 miles

Weapon Systems:

Torpedo Tubes
8 x bow tubes, 533mm, swim-out discharge
Torpedoes
8 ready-to-launch plus 8 for reloading
IPqM Torpedoes
Range 18km, speed 45kt
Tigerfish Mod 1 or Mod 27 Torpedo
Range 14km to 40km, speed 25kt to 40kt
IPqM Mines
MCF-01/100 mines in lieu of torpedoes

Radar:

Weapon Control
KAFS-A 10
Radar Warning Receiver
DR-4000

Sensors:

Periscopes
2 x Kollmorgen Mod 76 periscopes
I-band Navigation Radar
Calypso III
Hull-Mounted Sonar
CSU-83/1

Engines:

Diesel Engines (Tupi)
4 x MTU 12V 493 AZ80 GAA31L
Alternators (Tupi)
4 x Siemens 1.8MW
Motor (Tupi)
Siemens 3.4MW motor
Diesel Engines (Improved Tupi)
4 x MTU 12V 396, providing 2.76MW




 








The Brazilian Navy submarine Tupi (S30)