The Chilean submarine Hyatt (S23) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy, originally launched under the name Condell.
 Hyatt
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Chile | |
| Name | Hyatt |
| Namesake | Edward Hyatt |
| Builder | Scott Lithgow |
| Laid down | 10 January 1972 |
| Launched | 26 September 1973 |
| Commissioned | 27 September 1976 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
| Displacement | Surface 2,030 tons, Submerged 2,410 tons |
| Length | 295.2 ft (90.0 m) |
| Beam | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16WS - ASR diesels. 3,680bhp 2 electric generators. 2560 kW. 2 electric motors. 6000shp. 2 shafts. |
| Speed | Surface 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph), Submerged 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph). |
| Endurance | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced. |
| Complement | 65 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Atlas Elektronik CSU 90 suite, BAC Type 2007 flank array |
| Armament | 6 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes |
Design and construction
editThe submarine, built by Scottish company Scott Lithgow, was laid down on 10 January 1972, and launched on 26 September 1973.[1] The planned April 1975 completion was delayed by the need to redo internal cabling, then was pushed back further by an explosion aboard in January 1976.[1] She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on 27 September 1976.[2] The submarine was named after Edward Hyatt, who died while serving aboard a Chilean warship at the Battle of Iquique,[3] and is the second Chilean warship of the name after the 1928-launched destroyer Hyatt.
Operational history
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Hyatt was in service from the mid-1970s until the late 1990s.
Decommissioning and fate
editHyatt and sister boat O'Brien were replaced by the Thomson-class submarines.
In 2003, Hyatt was sold, exported and scrapped at Puerto General San Martin near Pisco, Peru. This attracted some attention due to poor environmental processes during ship breaking at the site.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977–78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 81. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ^ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
- ^ Global Forum for Naval Historical Scholarship
- ^ [1], Razón y Fuerza discussion thread (in Spanish).