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Brazilian frigate Jerônimo de Albuquerque

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Artist's rendering of the future Tamandaré class
History
Brazil
NameJerônimo de Albuquerque
NamesakeJerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão [pt]
Ordered6 March 2020[1]
BuilderThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost€500 million[4]
Laid down6 June 2024[2]
IdentificationF201
StatusUnder construction[3]
General characteristics
TypeGuided-missile frigate
Displacement3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons)[5]
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)[5]
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)[5]
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)[5]
Installed power
PropulsionCODAD
Speed25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) maximum speed[5]
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)[5]
Complement136[6]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search & track radars: Hensoldt TRS-4D active electronically scanned array radar, Raytheon X-band
  • Fire control & optronics: Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2, Safran PASEO XLR
  • Electronic warfare & decoys: Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3, Terma C-Guard decoy launching systems
  • Sonar: Atlas Elektronik ASO 713
  • Communications: SATCOM system
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
NotesSources:[5][6][7][8][9]

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

History[edit]

Jerônimo de Albuquerque is part of a program that 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.[10][11]

The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced on 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, at the Brazilian city of Itajaí with the first steel cut on 1 November 2023.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marinha realiza Cerimônia de Assinatura do Contrato de Construção das Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ Storto, Margarete (6 June 2024). "Batimento de Quilha do segundo navio marca avanço no Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". TKMS (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Storto, Margarete (1 November 2023). "Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré: primeiro corte de aço marca início da construção da segunda fragata". TKMS (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Marinha compra quatro fragatas por R$ 9,1 bilhões". UOL (in Portuguese). 4 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Projeto Classe Tamandaré: Marinha do Brasil seleciona a melhor oferta". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Classe Corveta Tamandaré - As corvetas podem virar fragatas". Defesa Net (in Portuguese). 10 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
  11. ^ "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).

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