Chilean submarine Simpson (1982)

	Simpson preparing to honor USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
History
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 & type	Thomson class (Type 209/1400-L) submarine
Displacement	1,260 long tons (1,280 t) surfaced; 1,586 long tons (1,611 t) submerged;
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
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced; 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged;
Range	10,000 km (6,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surface); 8,000 km (5,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (snorkeling); 400 km (250 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged); 50 days;
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

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.

[1] "Chile Submarine Capabilities". www.nti.org. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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