SAS Manthatisi information

History
South Africa
Name	SAS Manthatisi
Namesake	An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess
Operator	South African Navy
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Launched	15 June 2004
Commissioned	3 November 2005
Homeport	Simon's Town
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Heroine-class submarine
Displacement	1,454 t, submerged
Length	62 m
Beam	7.6 m
Draft	5.8 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced;; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi. at 10 knots, surfaced,; (20,000 km at 20 km/h);; 8,000 nmi. at 10 knots, snorkeling,; (15,000 km at 20 km/h);; 400 nmi. at 4 knots, submerged; (740 km at 7 km/h);
Test depth	500 m
Complement	30
Sensors and ; processing systems	Sonar: STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar: Surface search I-band Optics: Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM: Grintek Avitronics , intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT: Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures
Armament	8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration;

SAS Manthatisi (S101) is a Heroine-class submarine currently in service with the South African Navy. SAS Manthatisi is named after the female warrior chief of the Batlokwa tribe. The Executive Mayor of Naledi Local Municipality and the godmother of the S101, Dr. Ruth Segomotso Mompati, announced the name of the submarine in 2006 at a ceremony in Simon's Town.^[2]

^ "Fact file: Heroine-class diesel-electric submarine | DefenceWeb". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^ Letaoana, Lebohang (May 2006). "The arrival of our first submarine" (PDF). SA Soldier: 17.

[1] "Fact file: Heroine-class diesel-electric submarine | DefenceWeb". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

[2] Letaoana, Lebohang (May 2006). "The arrival of our first submarine" (PDF). SA Soldier: 17.

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History

South Africa
Name	SAS Manthatisi
Namesake	An 18th Century Batlokwa chieftainess
Operator	South African Navy
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel^[1]
Launched	15 June 2004
Commissioned	3 November 2005
Homeport	Simon's Town
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Heroine-class submarine
Displacement	1,454 t, submerged
Length	62 m
Beam	7.6 m
Draft	5.8 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged
Range	11,000 nmi. at 10 knots, surfaced, (20,000 km at 20 km/h); 8,000 nmi. at 10 knots, snorkeling, (15,000 km at 20 km/h); 400 nmi. at 4 knots, submerged (740 km at 7 km/h)
Test depth	500 m
Complement	30
Sensors and processing systems	Sonar: STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar: Surface search I-band Optics: Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Grintek Avitronics , intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT: Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures
Armament	8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration