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HUMAITÁ submarines (1943/1957), GUANABARA submarines (1943-1946/1963-1973)


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Amazonas 1977

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate Modification
Humaitá (ex-Muskallunge) S14   Electric Boat, Groton, USA 4.1942 13.12.1942 3/1943 // 1.1957 returned 3.1968 Gato-class
Riachuelo (ex-Paddle) S15   Electric Boat, Groton, USA 5.1942 30.12.1942 3/1943 // 1.1957 stricken 6.1968 Gato-class
Balao-class               Gato-class
Guanabara (ex-Dogfish) S10   Electric Boat, Groton, USA 6.1944 27.10.1945 4/1946 // 28.7.1972 stricken 10.1983 Gato-class
Rio Grande do Sul (ex-Sand Lance, ex-Ojanco, ex-Orca) S11   Portsmouth N Yd, USA 3.1943 25.6.1943 10/1943 // 9.1963 stricken 5.1972 Gato-class
Bahia (ex-Plaice) S12   Portsmouth N Yd, USA 6.1943 15.11.1943 2/1944 // 9.1963 stricken 1.1973 Gato-class
Amazonas (ex-Greenfish, ex-Doncella) S16   Electric Boat, Groton, USA 6.1944 21.12.1945 6/1946 // 19.12.1973 stricken 10.1992 Gato-class


Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement normal, t

S11, 12: 1845 / 2415

S14, 15: 1810 / 2410

S10: 1870 / 2440

S16: 1975 / 2450

Length, m

S11, 12, 14, 15: 92.2 wl 95.0 oa

S10: 93.6

S16: 99.5

Breadth, m

S11, 12, 14, 15: 8.31

S10, 16: 8.20

Draught, m

S11, 12, 14, 15: 4.65

S10, 16: 5.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

S11, 12: 4 Fairbanks-Morse diesel-generators / 4 electric motors

S10, 16: 4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors

S14, 15: 4 Hoover, Owens, Rentschler diesel-generators / 4 electric motors

Power, h. p.

S11, 12, 14, 15: 5400 / 2740

S10, 16: 4610 / 5400

Max speed, kts

S11, 12, 14, 15: 20.25 / 8.75

S10: 18 / 16

S16: 17.2 / 14.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 378 - 472

Endurance, nm(kts)11000 (10) / 96 (2)
Armament

10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)

Electronic equipment

S11, 12, 14, 15: SS, ST, SV radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite

S10: SS, ST, SV radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite

S16: BPS-1, BPS-4, BPS-5 radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, SQR-3, BQG-4 PUFFS sonars, BLR-1 ECM suite

Complement

S10-12, 14, 15: 60

S16: 86

Diving depth operational, m

S14, 15: 90

S10-12, 16: 120



Standard scale images


<i>Guanabara </i>1975
Guanabara 1975
<i>Humaitá </i>1965
Humaitá 1965
<i>Amazonas </i>1975  
Amazonas 1975  


Graphics


<i>Amazonas </i> 1977
Amazonas 1977


Project history

Former USN Gato and Balao classes submarines. Guanabara was modernized under GUPPY II programme, Amazonas under GUPPY III programme.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.