HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878)
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| Type: | Fleet submarine |
| Keel laying: | February 1987 |
| Launch: | February 22, 1991 |
| Commissioning: | May 8, 1992 |
| Status: | Decommissioned in 1994 |
| period of service | |
| Type: | Hunting submarine |
| Acquired: | 1998 |
| Commissioning: | March 2003 |
| Status: | on active duty |
| Technical specifications | |
| Displacement: | 2,185 tons (surfaced) 2,400 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 70.26 m (231 ft) |
| Width: | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Drive: | Diesel-electric. 2 Paxman Valenta 16 RPA diesel generators with 4,070 PS (3,035 kW) 2 GEC, 6,798 PS (5,000 kW) motor-generators |
| Speed: | 12 knots (surfaced) 20 knots (submerged) |
| Diving depth: | 200 m |
| Range: | 10,000 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Crew: | 53 officers and men |
| Armament: | six 21- inch (53-mm) torpedo tubes, 18 Mark 48 heavyweight torpedoes Harpoon missile carrying capacity and mine-laying capability |
The HMCS Corner Brook (ID: SSK 878) is a conventional long-range Victoria- class fighter submarine of the Canadian Navy . It is designed for use in coastal areas, mainly for defense against enemy naval units and submarines. She was built as HMS Ursula (ID: S42) for the Submarine Service of the Royal Navy in Great Britain and later taken over by Canada. The class has also been renamed, from Upholder to Victoria class.
construction
The displacement of Corner Brook is approximately 2,185 t at the surface and approximately 2,400 t submerged. The sheath of the submarine is covered with anechoic tiles to revealing by active sonar (sound navigation Ranging, dt approximately:. Navigation and distance measurement by hydrophones ) to reduce. The boat is 70.3 m long, 7.6 m wide and has a diving depth of 200 m.
The main shell is constructed of high strength steel sections and stiffened by circular internal frames. The equipment located outside the main hull is covered by the housing, which provides a safe walkway for the crew when the submarine has surfaced. The fin , which helps to support the masts, acts as a kind of keel and ensures a raised steering position.
Specifications
The HMCS Corner Brook has six torpedo tubes and can carry up to eighteen Mark 48 heavyweight torpedoes for use against surface and underwater targets. It can also pick up and fire Harpoon missiles and lay sea mines .
The Corner Brook sonar enables her to track down and track other submarines and ships "passively", that is, without using the active sonar and thus revealing her position. It has radar ( radio detection and ranging ) for general navigation, attack and search periscopes with video recording and thermal imaging capabilities, and electronic support measures. The boat has two diesel generators , both of which can produce up to 1,500 kW , and a main engine. The generators are used to charge the two main batteries , which each consist of 240 battery cells. These batteries are used to power the boat, which can reach speeds of up to 20 knots underwater .
Web links
- official website of the boat
- Upholder Class Overseas Patrol Submarines ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )