Chilean submarine Simpson (1982)

For other ships with the same name, see Chilean submarine Simpson (SS-21).
Simpson preparing to honor USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
History
Chile
NameSimpson
NamesakeRobert Winthrop Simpson
BuilderHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Launched1982
Commissioned31 August 1984
HomeportTalcahuano
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeThomson class (Type 209/1400-L) submarine
Displacement
  • 1,260 long tons (1,280 t) surfaced
  • 1,586 long tons (1,611 t) submerged
Length61.2 m (200 ft 9 in)
Beam6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Draft5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Depth300 m (980 ft)
Installed power2,400 hp (1,800 kW) 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) (submerged)
PropulsionDiesel-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
Complement33
Armament8 × 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]

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