SAS Queen Modjadji information

History
South Africa
Name	SAS Queen Modjadji
Namesake	A South African Rain Queen
Builder	Nordsee Werke, Emden
Launched	18 March 2006
Commissioned	22 May 2008
Identification	Pennant number S103
Status	in active service (awaiting refit as of 2023)
General characteristics
Type	Heroine-class submarine
Displacement	1,454 t (1,431 long tons), submerged
Length	62.0 m (203 ft 5 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced;; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) (surfaced,); 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (snorkeling); 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged);
Test depth	500 m (1,600 ft)
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 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration;

SAS Queen Modjadji is a variant of the Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) of Germany, currently in service with the South African Navy. She was named after the South African Rain Queen on 14 March 2007 by the ship's sponsor, Mrs. Rita Ndzanga, at a ceremony in Emden, Germany.^[3]^[4]

^ Lesedi, Sarah (13 April 2023). "South African Navy allocated R1.4 billion to refit fleet". Military Africa. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "Fact file: Heroine-class diesel-electric submarine". defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ SIYAKHULA/070323_Sitrep08/article.htm ^{[dead link]}
^ "The SA Navy Proudly Welcomes SAS CHARLOTTE MAXEKE and SAS QUEEN MODJADJI". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

[1] Lesedi, Sarah (13 April 2023). "South African Navy allocated R1.4 billion to refit fleet". Military Africa. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[2] "Fact file: Heroine-class diesel-electric submarine". defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[3] SIYAKHULA/070323_Sitrep08/article.htm ^{[dead link]}

[4] "The SA Navy Proudly Welcomes SAS CHARLOTTE MAXEKE and SAS QUEEN MODJADJI". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

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South Africa
Name	SAS Queen Modjadji
Namesake	A South African Rain Queen
Builder	Nordsee Werke, Emden^[2]
Launched	18 March 2006
Commissioned	22 May 2008
Identification	Pennant number S103
Status	in active service (awaiting refit as of 2023)^[1]
General characteristics
Type	Heroine-class submarine
Displacement	1,454 t (1,431 long tons), submerged
Length	62.0 m (203 ft 5 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) (surfaced,) 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (snorkeling) 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	500 m (1,600 ft)
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 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration