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Brazilian frigate Tamandaré

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Tamandaré
History
Brazil
NameTamandaré
NamesakeMarquis of Tamandaré
Ordered6 March 2020
BuilderThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost$555 million
Laid down24 March 2023
Launched9 August 2024
Sponsored byVera Brennand
IdentificationF200
StatusFitting out
General characteristics
Class and typeTamandaré-class frigate
Displacement3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
Propulsion
Speed
  • Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
  • Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIBs
Complement136
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Systems:
  • Atlas ANCS combat management system
  • Hensoldt Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system
  • Search radar:
  • Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar
  • Navigation radar:
  • Anschütz NautoScan X-band navigation radar
  • Sonar:
  • Atlas ASO 713 active/passive hull-mounted sonar
  • Fire control radar:
  • Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire control radar
  • Electro-optical sensor:
  • Safran PASEO XLR extra long-range EO/IR system
  • Communications:
  • SATCOM terminal with SGDC satellite link
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SIGINT/ESM suite:
  • Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 ESM system
  • Countermeasures systems:
  • Terma anti-torpedo decoys
  • Seagnat chaff dispensers
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
NotesSources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Tamandaré (F200) is the lead ship of the Tamandaré-class stealth frigates under construction for the Brazilian Navy.

History

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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 by Lady Vera Brennand, wife of Defense Minister José Múcio.[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

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  1. ^ a b "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. ^ "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Navios com o nome Tamandaré". Directorate of Historical Heritage and Documentation of the Navy. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.