Brazilian frigate Tamandaré
 The lead ship Tamandaré fitting out at ThyssenKrupp shipyard in Brazil, August 2024
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| History | |
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 Brazil | |
| Name | Tamandaré |
| Namesake | Marquis of Tamandaré |
| Ordered | 6 March 2020 |
| Builder | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí |
| Cost | €500 million |
| Laid down | 24 March 2023 |
| Launched | 9 August 2024 |
| Sponsored by | Vera Brennand |
| Identification | F200 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tamandaré-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons) |
| Length | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
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| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement |
| Speed | Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | 26 officers and 110 enlisted crew |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or Airbus H225M or Super Lynx Mk.21B, 1 × ScanEagle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
| Notes | Sources:[1][2][3][4][5] |
Tamandaré (F200) is the lead ship of the Tamandaré-class stealth guided-missile frigates under construction for the Brazilian Navy.
History
[edit]The program was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the Niterói-class frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the UK in the 1990s.[6][7]
The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021.[3] The boat is under construction by the Águas Azuis consortium composed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defence, at the Brazilian city of Itajaí since 24 March 2023.[1]
The vessel was launched on 9 August 2024.[8] It is the fourth vessel in the Brazilian Navy's history to be named after Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, the Marquis of Tamandaré.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Classe Corveta Tamandaré - As corvetas podem virar fragatas". Defesa Net (in Portuguese). 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Marinha compra quatro fragatas por R$ 9,1 bilhões". UOL (in Portuguese). 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Fragata Tamandaré é lançada ao mar em cerimônia com presença de Lula". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Navios com o nome Tamandaré". Directorate of Historical Heritage and Documentation of the Navy. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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