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_at_Coquimbo_1996.JPEG) Thomson at Coquimbo, 1996
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| History | |
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| Name | Thomson |
| Namesake | Manuel Thomson |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel |
| Launched | 28 October 1982 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1984 |
| Homeport | Talcahuano |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thomson class (Type 209/1400-L) |
| Displacement | |
| 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 | 300m |
| Installed power | 2400 HP 4600 HP (submerged) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric
• 4 diesel engines • 1 axle |
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| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 16 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes |
Thomson (SS-20) 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. The boats namesake is Manuel Thomson Porto Mariño, who died as commander of the Huáscar, during the blockade of Arica in the War of the Pacific.
Thomson is homeported in Talcahuano. A systems modernisation was carried out between 2007 and 2009.
She has one sister ship in Chilean service Simpson.
References
- "Chile Submarine Capabilities". www.nti.org. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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