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Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20)

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Name
  
Humaita

Commissioned
  
18 June 1973

Class and type
  
Oberon-class submarine

Construction started
  
3 November 1970

Laid down
  
3 November 1970

Decommissioned
  
1996

Length
  
90 m

Launched
  
5 October 1971

Displacement
  
Surface 2,030 tons, Submerged 2,410 tons

Builder
  
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering

Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.

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Design and construction

The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 3 November 1970, and launched on 5 October 1971. She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 18 June 1973.

Decommissioning and fate

Humaitá left naval service in 1996.

References

Brazilian submarine Humaitá (S20) Wikipedia


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