Brazilian frigate Jerônimo de Albuquerque

	Jerônimo de Albuquerque
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Brazil
Name	Jerônimo de Albuquerque
Namesake	Jerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão [pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	TKMS, Itajaí
Cost	US$555 million (est.)
Laid down	6 June 2024
Launched	8 August 2025
Sponsored by	Maria Lúcia Guimarães Ribeiro Alckmin
Identification	F201
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class & type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power	4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
Propulsion	CODAD; 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each; 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers; Total output: 21,280 kW (28,540 shp);
Speed	Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph); Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph);
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	c. 130
Sensors &; processing systems	Atlas ANCS combat management system; Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar; Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar; Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar; Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar; Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system; Identification Friend or Foe system; SATCOM system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system; Terma C-Guard decoy launching system;
Armament	Missiles:; 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles; up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles; Torpedoes:; 2 × triple Mark 54 torpedo tubes; Guns:; 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun; 1 × Sea Snake 30 mm gun ; 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm guns; 2 × General purpose machine guns or 0.50 calibre heavy machine guns;
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk or H225M; ScanEagle;
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NameJerônimo de Albuquerque

NamesakeJerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão^[pt]

Ordered6 March 2020

BuilderTKMS, Itajaí

Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201) is a Tamandaré-class stealth frigate under construction for the Brazilian Navy.

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v t e Tamandaré-class frigates
Tamandaré Jerônimo de Albuquerque Cunha Moreira Mariz e Barros F204 F205 F206 F207
Preceded by: Broadsword – Niterói
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Jerônimo de Albuquerque




Brazil
Name	Jerônimo de Albuquerque
Namesake	Jerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão^[pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	TKMS, Itajaí
Cost	US$555 million (est.)^[1]
Laid down	6 June 2024^[2]
Launched	8 August 2025^[3]
Sponsored by	Maria Lúcia Guimarães Ribeiro Alckmin
Identification	F201
Status	Fitting out


General characteristics
Class & type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power	4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Total output: 21,280 kW (28,540 shp)
Speed	Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	c. 130
Sensors & processing systems	Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system Identification Friend or Foe system SATCOM system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Terma C-Guard decoy launching system
Armament	Missiles: 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles^[a] up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles^[5] Torpedoes: 2 × triple Mark 54 torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun 1 × Sea Snake 30 mm gun 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm guns 2 × General purpose machine guns or 0.50 calibre heavy machine guns
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk^[b] or H225M^[c] ScanEagle
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