Brazilian submarine Almirante Karam

History
Brazil
Name	Almirante Karam
Namesake	Admiral Alfredo Karam
Ordered	23 December 2008
Builder	ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí
Homeport	Madeira Island
Identification	Pennant number: S43
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type	Riachuelo-class submarine
Displacement	1,900 t (1,900 long tons)
Length	70.62 m (231 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesels 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) each; 1 × Jeumont-Schneider EPM Magtronic electric 3,909 hp (2,915 kW); 1 × Shaft; Exide Hagen batteries;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Test depth	400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	32
Sensors &; processing systems	Naval Group SUBTICS combat management system; Thales TSM 2233 Eledone hull and flank array passive sonar; Thales Safare/S-Cube hull active sonar; Safran Series 20 target identification and classification system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Thales DR 3000/ITT AR 900 electronic support measures; Naval Group Contralto-S decoy launchers; CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures;
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes:; 8 × SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles; 18 × F21 heavy-weight torpedoes; 30 × naval mines;
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Almirante Karam (S43) —previously known as Angostura— is the fourth unit of the Riachuelo-class submarines built for the Brazilian Navy by ICN in Itaguaí, and DCNS, a modified design of the original French Scorpène class

The Brazilian boats are larger in length, tonnage and cargo capacity compared to the original French project. The Brazilian version are 70.62 m (231 ft 8 in) and 1,900 tons, compared to the original Scorpènes that are 61.7 m (202 ft 5 in) and 1,565 tons.

History

Brazil
Name	Almirante Karam
Namesake	Admiral Alfredo Karam
Ordered	23 December 2008
Builder	ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí
Homeport	Madeira Island
Identification	Pennant number: S43
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type	Riachuelo-class submarine
Displacement	1,900 t (1,900 long tons)
Length	70.62 m (231 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesels 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) each 1 × Jeumont-Schneider EPM Magtronic electric 3,909 hp (2,915 kW) 1 × Shaft Exide Hagen batteries
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Test depth	400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	32
Sensors & processing systems	Naval Group SUBTICS combat management system Thales TSM 2233 Eledone hull and flank array passive sonar Thales Safare/S-Cube hull active sonar Safran Series 20 target identification and classification system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Thales DR 3000/ITT AR 900 electronic support measures Naval Group Contralto-S decoy launchers CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes: 8 × SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles 18 × F21 heavy-weight torpedoes 30 × naval mines
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