Brazilian frigate Tamandaré

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Tamandare Class Frigate.jpg
Tamandaré in computer graphics
History
Brazil
NameTamandaré
NamesakeMarquis of Tamandaré
OrderedMarch 2020[1]
BuilderTKMS, Itajaí
Cost€ 500 million[3]
Laid downJune 2021[2]
IdentificationF35
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and type Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement3,500 tonnes
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam15.95 m (52 ft 4 in)
Draft5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) economic[5]
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[4]
Complement136[5]
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
  • Anti-air missiles:[7]
    • VLS MBDA Sea Ceptor GWS.35 (12 cells):
    • MBDA CAMM missiles (range 1–25+ km)
  • Anti-ship missiles:[7]
    • 2 × twin MBDA MSS ITL 70A:
    • MANSUP AV-RE40 missile
  • Anti-submarine torpedoes:[7]
    • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) SEA TLS-TT Mark 46 torpedo tubes
  • Guns:[7]
Aircraft carried

The F Tamandaré (F35) is a Tamandaré-class general purpose frigate under construction for the Brazilian Navy.

History[]

Tamandaré is part of the so-called "Construction of the Naval Power Nucleus" plan conceived in 2017 by the Brazilian government, 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.[8]

The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021.[7] The boat is under construction by the Águas Azuis consortium composed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defence, on the Brazilian city of Itajaí since June 2021.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marinha realiza Cerimônia de Assinatura do Contrato de Construção das Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Primeira de quatro fragatas da Marinha começa a ser construída". VEJA (in Portuguese). 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Marinha compra quatro fragatas por R$ 9,1 bilhões". UOL (in Portuguese). 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Euronaval 2014: características das corvetas 'Tamandaré' e do NPaOc-BR". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Projeto Classe Tamandaré: Marinha do Brasil seleciona a melhor oferta". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Classe Corveta Tamandaré - As corvetas podem virar fragatas". Defesa Net (in Portuguese). 10 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).

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