Brazilian training ship Brasil

History
Brazil
Name	Brasil
Ordered	June 1981
Builder	A. de M., Rio de Janeiro
Laid down	September 1981
Commissioned	1984
Identification	MMSI number: 710429000; Callsign: PWBL;
Status	Active
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Template:Sclass-
Displacement	2,380 long tons (2,420 t) light; 3,400 long tons (3,500 t) full load;
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 x Pielstick/Ishikawajima (Brazil) diesel engines producing 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW) on two shafts
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 kilotonnes (15,000 long tons; 17,000 short tons)
Complement	415 (26 officers, 69 senior ratings, 120 ratings, 200 trainees)
Armament	2 40 mm Bofors L-70 cannons, in two single repairs,; 4 Hidroar 3APR 47 mm cannons:; 2 MV 508-mm light-emitting rocket launchers,; 2 Schermully 51-mm light-emitting rocket launchers;
Aviation facilities	Designed to carry one helicopter
Notes	Infobox details taken from Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited. 1983. p. 56.

The Brazilian training ship Brasil is a training ship of the Brazilian Navy ordered in June 1981 at Rio de Janeiro Marine Arsenal Yard, with a budget of $124.2m, as a modified version of the Template:Sclass- of frigates without weapons or sensors. The ship carries 442 midshipmen (officers in training) from the Brazilian Naval and Merchant Marine Academies.^[1]