O'Higgins
History
Chile
NameO'Higgins
NamesakeBernardo O'Higgins
Ordered1997[1]
BuilderDCNS Cherbourg & Navantia, Cartagena
LaunchedNovember 2003[1]
CommissionedSeptember 2005[1]
HomeportTalcahuano
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeScorpène-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced
  • 1,668 long tons (1,695 t) submerged
Length66.4 m (217 ft 10 in)
Beam6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Installed powerDiesel 3005 kW Electric 3810 kW
PropulsionMechanical: 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
Range12,000 km (7,500 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Long-range passive
  • Intercept
  • Active sonar
Armament6 × 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

  1. 1 2 3 "SSK Scorpene Class Attack Submarine". naval-technology.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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