 Simpson preparing to honor USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
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| History | |
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 Chile | |
| Name | Simpson |
| Namesake | Robert Winthrop Simpson |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel |
| Launched | 1982 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1984 |
| Homeport | Talcahuano |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thomson class (Type 209/1400-L) submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 61.2 m (200 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Installed power | 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) (submerged) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric
• 4 diesel engines • 1 axle |
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| Range |
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| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 16 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes |
Simpson (SS-21) is a Type 209 submarine, 1400-l variant and referred to as the Thomson class. The boat was built for the Chilean Navy by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyards in Kiel, Germany.
Simpson is the first of two units, ahead of Thomson. It is currently serving in the Submarine Force with a base port in Talcahuano. Between 2009 and 2012, it underwent a systems modernisation.[1]
Gallery
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Simpson arriving at Naval Station Mayport -
Simpson underway in the Pacific Ocean on 3 August 2018 -
Simpson arriving at Naval Station Mayport; Nov. 26, 2012.
References
- ^ "Chile Submarine Capabilities". www.nti.org. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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