Brazilian frigate Tamandaré
Multi-purpose frigate of the Brazilian Navy
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Tamandaré (F200) is the lead ship of the Tamandaré-class stealth frigates for the Brazilian Navy.
Tamandaré | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Tamandaré |
| Namesake | Marquis of Tamandaré |
| Ordered | 6 March 2020 |
| Builder | TKMS, Itajaí |
| Cost | US$555 million (est.)[1] |
| Laid down | 24 March 2023 |
| Launched | 9 August 2024 |
| Sponsored by | Vera Brennand |
| Completed | 6 March 2026[2] |
| Commissioned | 24 April 2026[3] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| 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 | |
| Speed | |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIBs |
| Complement | c. 130 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | |
| Notes | Sources:[6][7][8][9][10] |
History
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.[11][12]
The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021.[8] 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.[6]
The vessel was launched on 9 August 2024 by Lady Vera Brennand, wife of Defense Minister José Múcio.[13] It is the fourth vessel in the Brazilian Navy's history to be named after Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, the Marquis of Tamandaré.[14]
